Tokyo Day 6 Part 1 — Takeshita Dori, Harajuku

Yesterday we went to the ginkgo-lined avenue Icho Namiki at Aoyama (Tokyo Day 5 Part 1) before heading over to Akihabara for a spot of shopping (Tokyo Day 5 Part 2). Today we explored the two main shopping streets of Harajuku -– Takeshita Dori for the young and funky) and Omotesando if you’re into branded [...]


Tokyo Day 3 Part 3 — Lunch at a Kaiten-Zushi, Maid Cafe Cosplayers, Akihabara

Previously we were checked out Harajuku Kids (Tokyo Day 3 Part 2). We visited Akihabara next. Train Station: Akihabara. Lunch at Revolving Sushi-Zanmai, Akihabara At about noon, we got our old, decidedly uncool selves out of Harajuku and into Akihabara Electric Town. Akihabara, or Akiba for short, is a large shopping area for electronics, computers, [...]