Tokyo

All of us at DisneySea:



We feel so lucky that our niece, Kelly, could join us for our week in Tokyo. And we are very proud of her for flying by herself from Portland to Tokyo!

We spent the week seeing sights around the city and shopping. We saw Harajuku, Shibuya, Tokyo Tower, Ginza, Odaiba and DisneySea. The highlight of the trip for me included a bowl of ramen at our favorite ramen shop in Shibuya (we went there last time too). Believe me, this is NOTHING like “Top Ramen.”

We also ate dinner at a small traditional Japanese restaurant in a business park near our condo. We ate early on a Friday night, and as we enjoyed our meal the restaurant filled with Japanese businessmen just getting off work. As their cigarette smoke filled the air and their glasses were filled with sake and beer, we were able to soak in a small part of the true atmosphere of Japan. We also challenged ourselves by ordering food that we weren't quite sure about.....five skewers of meat....yes, but what will they be? We finally decided that they were chicken breast, chicken wings, chicken and onion, chicken sausage, and liver (the liver was our least favorite). We also sampled the appetizers of tuna and octopus wrapped in mashed potato.

Next we will fly to Hokkaido in Northern Japan. We will spend six days in Furano and finish off our trip by visiting the snow festival in Sapporo.

Here are some pictures of the highlights of Tokyo.

Kelly and Kevin in Shibuya crossing:


Yum - crepes (1 of 4 times we went!):


View from our condo - a great place within walking distance to trains, restaurants and stores:


The super fancy mall in Odaiba:


Even men like Duffy at DisneySea:


Duffy and Shellie Mae in the picture spot:

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