Tokyo 2010 - Day 5 - Shibuya & Harajuku (revisited) & Ameyayokocho (revisited)

We went to Shibuya in the morning, but realised that the shops don't open till 11am. But from what we did see, it was disappointing, there wasn't anything of particular interest there. It's just a good general area to hang out in with various department stores, that's about it. Good if you're there to just shop till you drop. Koein-Dori I thought would have more things to see to it. The best thing we found there was this Taiyaki shop selling the yummiest snack! If you're ever there, you gotta try it!

So we left Shibuya after lunch to check out the Oriental Bazaar at Harajuku. A lot of guide books mention the place. But when we went by it, we really didn't think it was our cup of tea. It seemed like an expensive and uptight place. On the upside, we found Kiddy Land - 6 floors fills with all sorts of toys...but I think it still loses out to FAO Schwartz in New York in terms of size and range.  But they do have a lot of unique Japanese toys (albeit made in China) that you most likely won't find back home.

Lego Toy Story

miniatures!

It was then back to Ameyayokocho cos we missed out a few shops on our earlier visit. It's a good thing we did go back because we bought a lot of snacks and gifts at very reasonable prices. And we had some really really really good sushi for only 126Yen per plate!

This was our last day in Tokyo. There is so much to see and so much we missed out on. I guess there's always next time.

NEXT: DAY 6 & 8 DisneySea