Exciting Tokyo

After the breakfast, we set off for another day of exciting program which was lined-up for us. We started the morning giving the kids their fun time. Yes, you might have guessed we will be visiting the theme park but it’s not Disneyland or Disney Sea. We visited Hello Kitty Sanrio Puroland, which is quite similar to Hello Kitty Town in JB.

It was very quiet when we arrived at the ticket counter as there were no queues or even anyone around. We thought we were in luck till we entered the indoor themed park! OMG REALLY… it was filled with perhaps hundreds or thousands of people. There were a few levels and they housed different rides or area on each level. It was like a MAD HOUSE! We were puzzled to see many people sitting around the center stage placing their floor mats and some were seated comfortably reading books while some snacking away. We later found out from the guide that they were actually queuing for the parade which will begins in 2 hours!!! We couldn’t believe our ears!!! They are seriously either too free or too bored to do such things… sorry… but I am just being practical! 

There were too many people in the themed park and we did not have any chance to take the rides as most of the queues were minimum 90 minutes of waiting time which we felt that it was a total waste of time. We spent about one and the half hour in the themed park taking pictures and had lunch. The lunch was moderate but the kids’ meal was very attractive indeed. 

After the boring trip to the themed park, we went to visit the Asakusa Kannon Temple. I remembered visiting this place when I was on business trip back many years ago. I remembered combing the streets with my Japanese colleague and trying out almost all the snacks as we walked towards the shrine. This place did not really change a bit as there are still many snacks & souvenirs stalls along the way before reaching the sacred temple. We took the opportunity to snap some pictures while others explore the place and went about trying some of their snacks.  

We continued to do some more working at Shinjuku Shopping area and it was just as crowded as Casuseway Bay in Hong Kong! We roamed around the place and checked out some shops but we had too little time to shop in such a big area. I guess we will try to be back here again during one of our free day.  

After sending us back to the hotel, we brought the family to the Izakaya restaurant that we ate last night for dinner. The staff were very kind and warm, they kindly prepared the table for our family of 15 though we did not have any reservations. We ordered many dishes to share and we were happy that everyone enjoyed the food especially the elderly where they mentioned that it was one great meal so far.

Since it was still early after our delicious dinner, we took a walk at the nearest supermarket which is located just next to our hotel. We had a great time shopping at the supermarket too as their fruits, snacks and the milk were so much affordable than back home. Thumps up!