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892) Baking supplies


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894) Some plates on sale


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896) This shop specializes in those fake food samples you see on display outside japanese restaurants.


897) Fried rice, anyone?


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901) Taking a loop bus from Kappabashi to Ueno station (20mins, 100yen)


902) Ueno station


After Ueno, I took a short train ride to Tokyo station.
Wanted to go to the cute shops at the "Character street" at the basement of Tokyo station.

903) Calbee store at Tokyo station. Extremely popular with long queues


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904) Jump shop at Tokyo station


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909) NHK Character Shop at Tokyo station


910) Snoopy shop at Tokyo station


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912) Rascal Shop at Tokyo station


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914) This shop sells Moomin and Totoro stuffs, also at Tokyo station


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922) Miffy shop


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924) Hello Kitty shop at Tokyo station


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929) Rilakkuma store


930) cookies and chocs


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938) Kyurutto Shop

 

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945) Plarail shop


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947) Tomica Shop


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949) Tokyo Station


950) Dinner at Kani Doraku (Ueno branch)


951) View of Ueno Park from Kani Doraku


952) Yeah, Rice with Kani Karaage. Again. (2100yen)


953) Ueno Park

 

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957) 500yen for 20.

 

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960) Supper (Fried Rice)


961) One Piece figurine commercial on TV


962) Sakura forecast

 

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Trip 3 (Mar 2013) Day 8: Kawagoe + Omiya Railway museum + Meguro + View of Tokyo Tower

Brief Itinerary:
0749-0848: Minami Senju to Nippori, Nippori to Ikebukuro, Ikebukuro to Kawagoe
0935-0950: Took bus from Kawagoe station to Kawagoe Warehouse District
0950-1030: Explored Kawagoe Warehouse District and Candy Alley
1030-1040: Took bus back to Kawagoe station
1045-1110: Ate ice cream (Baskin Robbins) at a building next to Kawagoe station
1120-1155: Lunch at Kawagoe station
1210-1235: Took train from Kawagoe to Omiya station
1245-1250: Took train from Omiya station to Omiya Railway Museum
1300-1400: Omiya train museum
1413-1510: Took train from Omiya to Ebisu, Ebisu to Meguro, Meguro to Fudo-mae station
1510-1600: Walked from Fudo-mae station, along Meguro river, and then to Meguro station
1605-1617: Took train from Meguro to Hamamatsucho station
1620-1850: View of Tokyo Tower from World Trade Center's Observatory
1910-1925: Took train from Hamamatsucho to Ueno
1930-2040: Had Yakiniku dinner at Ueno
2051-2059: Took train from Ueno to Minami-Senju
2110: Arrive at hotel

Expenditures:
610yen: Minami-Senju to Kawagoe
180yen: Bus from Kawago station to Kawagoe Warehouse district
150yen: Sweet from Candy Alley
180yen: Bus from Kawagoe Warehouse district to Kawagoe station
480yen: Baskin Robbins Ice-cream
980yen: Lunch of Katsudon + Curry Udon
300yen: Kawagoe to Omiya station
190yen: Omiya station to Omiya train museum
1000yen: Admission to Omiya train museum
1201yen: Souvenirs from Omiya train museum
190yen: Omiya train museum to Omiya station
660yen: Omiya to Fudo-mae station
160yen: Meguro station to Hamamatsucho station
500yen: Admission to World Trade Center Observatory
160yen: Hamamatsucho station to Ueno station
2880yen: Yakiniku dinner at Ueno
150yen: Ueno station to Minami-Senju station
100yen: Potato croquette
120yen: Ice Cocoa from vending machine


963) It's morning peak hour, the trains on the opposite direction (Kawagoe towards Tokyo) is fully packed. But my train (Tokyo towards Kawagoe) is virtually empty.


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965) Kawagoe Warehouse district


966) Candy Alley


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972) Candy Alley

 

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977) Kawagoe Warehouse District

 

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978) Baskin Robbins, next to Kawagoe station


979) Was actually searching for brunch, end up eating Ice Cream instead.


980) Kawagoe station


981) My lunch (katsudon + curry udon) at a restaurant above Kawagoe station. 980yen.

 

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After lunch, I took the train from Kawagoe station to Omiya station to go to the Railway Museum.

982) At Omiya station, walking towards the New Shuttle line's Omiya station to take a short 2mins ride to the Railway museum.


983) New Shuttle line's Omiya station


984) Taking a 2mins ride to the Tetsudo Hakubutsukan station (Railway museum)


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