Tsukiji, Tokyo's fish market is located in the harbour close to Ginza, it's opened early in the morning.
I went there after it had closed, just to check the area out. Will go back tomorrow when it's open.
It's the worlds largest fish market, and has at times been closed to all tourists.
The Ginza district is rather posh, and has many expensive restaurants and stores.
Sony building is also located here.
One thing that Ilike with some of the larger crossings here is that they have crossings in all directions, even diagonally.
I'm Swedish, and in Sweden we have rather healthy breakfast habits. Usually fibre rich or whole grain bread. Yoghurt with healthy cereal or granola, and something to drink like tea or coffee.
Such breakfasts are impossible to find at cafes here in Japan. Often we walk around for 30 minutes, and then we settle with a breakfast that is somewhat healthy.
Looks like Japanese people either eat Japanese style breakfast which looks like a whole meal consisting of rice, beans etc, or something sweet, like croissant.
The western style breakfast below cost 430 JPY, 35 SEK.
Did some shopping yesterday.
Sizes in Japan tend to be smaller than in Europe. I'm usually medium in Europe, but I'm large here. It has even happened that large was a bit too small, and they didn't have anything larger than large in that specific store.
Regarding the stores. You can as usual find more stores for women than for men, and the stores for women are larger than the ones for men, but it's still easy to find nice things to buy.
Btw, looks like they sell lots of jewellery and bling bling for men, and shopping bags for men looks nicer than for women.
I will now have some breakfast, and then head to the Ginza district.
I've just Visited an Italian restaurant named Trattoria Tanta Bocca in Yoyogi district in Tokyo.
I went there because they serve A5 Wagyu beef, the best beef that you can buy in Japan. In Europe you usually only hear about Kobe beef, and Kobe beef is usually A5.
The beef was so great so that I almost wanted to cuddle with it. The price was also very good. Had a bottle of good wine, A5 Wagyu for two, and two desserts with Espresso, and only paid 16000 JPY (1350 SEK/150 EUR/200 USD). That's a bargain for A5. Ialso enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere of the restaurant. You don't have to dress up, and you don't have to book weeks ahead if you show up early. They open at 18:00 (6 PM).
A post about random things that I've noticed.
Fake lashes is very popular among girls here. It's also very popular for girls to wear fake glasses i.e. only frames.
Another thing that you see frequently is that people are reading magazines inside the shops, and then leave without buying anything.
Everyone seems to be very polite, and people are bowing.
You seldom see fat people, but it's also unusual to see athletic/muscular people.
Walking around in the Harajuku district in Tokyo.
It's supposed to be anime/manga dressed people around the stain. Haven't seen any yet, but many cool stores.
Is currently in a mall called Tokyu plaza. Think that it opened very recently. It was closed yesterday, and a long queue today, and there's also many TV teams here today.
Had dinner and a few drinks in a really odd restaurant in Shibuya. It's named Alcatraz ER, and is a mix of a prison, mental hospital, and horror movie.
I think they had ok prices, so worth a visit just because it's so odd.
Walked to the Shibuya district in Tokyo. It's a district with lots of hip people and cool stores.
Visited a t-shirt store where they printed t-shirts on demand. Their catalogue was an iPad app, and you borrowed an iPad in the store. They had 400 different designs, but I couldn't find one that I liked.
We have arrived to the Shinjuku district in Tokyo. The district has lots of shopping to offer.
Have still not checked in. Thought about having lunch in a restaurant that looks like a submarine, but it's only open during dinner time. Went to a Japanese fast food place instead.
Went to one of the China towns in Yokohama, but had sushi at a restaurant that had a menu from which you could order single pieces. Always nice to only pick the pieces that you like.
