Saturday, December 26, 2009

Tokyo Trip 2009

Stayed in Tokyo for 6 nights. Visited 3 theme parks (Hello Kitty, Disney Tokyo and Disney Sea Tokyo), shopped at the Shibuya and Roppongi areas / Tsukiji Fish Market / Sensoji Temple and tried as many new food outlets as possible (especially the local dishes). Most of the places mentioned are my first visit except the Disney, Tsukiji Fish Market and Sensoji Temple.

As compare to 7 years ago, not much major changes in Disney Tokyo. Food served in the theme park is still very expensive and not that tasty. However, I think Disney Tokyo has added more parades and live performance in the programme. It's good for me as I enjoyed these parades and live performance very much because it is entertaining, colourful and creative. The theme seemed to serve more different flavour pop corn (black pepper, honey, strawberry, curry etc) now with nice colourful containers. Really know how to make money from the visitors. It costed S$22 to S$25 per container. S$8 to refill. The strawberry pop corn tastes and smells very nice :-)




Tsukiji Fish Market gives me more local context and content. No aircon, a lot of traffic and pretty messy as it is a wholesales fish market. We went for the sushi and fresh raw fish for breakfast. While the food is fine, what is most enjoyable is to appreciate the culture and ambience of eating in the outlet. Chef prepares your order right in front of u and good customer service. Long queue and needed to have some patience.




Sensoji Temple enjoys the same status as the local Kuan Yin Temple along the Waterloo Street but with more historical years. While both temples are comparable, the standard of the stalls along the road sides is like comparing one from a third world and one from a world class. The stalls that lead to teh Sensoji Temple are organized, presentable, clean and sells more interesting stuff /food. The only funny and restrictive thing is that you can only consume food within or nearby the stall itself. It's a cultural stuff ? Maybe.





I will go to these three places again when I visit Tokyo next time. It is an enjoyable experience to be in these three places. :-)


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