Today, we slept in and woke up late, partly because we are tired and also because we had to wait for the Reception to open at 9am to change our towels. We had not changed for the last 2 days as we left early. ( > _ < )
Our first stop today is 浅草 (Asakusa) for our favourite 天丼 (tendon – prawn tempura on rice) at 大黑家. Yah..... Momo is going to Asakusa.
When we reached Asakusa, we realised that the main shop (总店) was closed and we went over to queued at the branch (分店) just round the corner. After an hour’s wait, it was finally our turn. YEH!! Kath ordered the set which comes with 4 prawns and Pris order 2 prawns + 1 kakiage (mixed seafood tempura). This is really delicious. We tried it during our last trip in 2008 so that’s why we waited patiently though the queue was long.
After lunch, we shopped at the Nakamise for some souvenirs. We also ate 2 local snacks that we liked – fried sweet bean paste pastry and dango in soya powder (Pris’s favourite).
You can see nice full bloomed sakura around Nakamise. They are really beautiful. You simply cannot get enough of seeing the lovely flower.
After shopping at Nakamise, before heading back to Asakusa subway station, we made a brief stop at a nearby bridge to take pictures of 桜 (sakura or cherry blossom) at the Sumida River.
After Asakusa, we went to Ueno for sakura viewing at 上野公園. It was full bloom. The best viewing time for sakura. People were everywhere; having picnic, strolling in the park and taking pictures of the sakura. If time permits, we can have a picnic there too and enjoy the sakura slowly. However, the crowd was a little too much and please remember both Kath and me dislike crowd. For the sake of taking nice photos, we have to bear with the slow walking and the 'fighting' of photo spots.
We then moved on to Ameyoko. It is best known for seafood and okashi with unbelieveable cheap price. The only regret is we are not staying in Japan for long because the Otoro was really fresh and cheap. It is really interesting to even just look at the way they do their shouting promotion and competition. Although this is my first time to Ameyoko, I now understand why Pris and Kath never get enough of this 1 way street.
As time is running late, we hurried back to our apartment to leave all the purchases before heading to Shinjuku and to meet Pris and Kath's 日本語の先生。It's been 1 and a half year since Kutsuma-sensei returned back to Japan. However, I have it amazing that this is actually the 2nd time they meet each other in Tokyo. Kutsuma-sensei brought us to a typical japanese 居酒屋 (Izakaya) for 焼き鳥 (Yakitori) which both of them preferred.
We all had an enjoyable night with all the good old memories flashing back, especially for Kutsuma-sensei - how she misses Singapore. As we need to set off early the next morning to 高山 (Takayama), we bid sensei goodbye and headed home with the same feeling - 来てよかった。
As time is running late, we hurried back to our apartment to leave all the purchases before heading to Shinjuku and to meet Pris and Kath's 日本語の先生。It's been 1 and a half year since Kutsuma-sensei returned back to Japan. However, I have it amazing that this is actually the 2nd time they meet each other in Tokyo. Kutsuma-sensei brought us to a typical japanese 居酒屋 (Izakaya) for 焼き鳥 (Yakitori) which both of them preferred.
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