The moment I took a bite, I felt that all the sashimi rice I had before wasted! At this moment, my stomach witnessed a new historical moment! It was fresh and chewy, and the whole bowl was full. I still drooled when I saw the photo. I heard that Tsukiji Market is going to move, so I hurried. Whoever eats it will know! That's it! I was full and satisfied.
The day should really start with seafood rice to feel great satisfaction. Continue to take the subway to the fashionable Daikanyama. Because of the section problem of the one-day ticket, Yunluo and An Chuyu took the subway to Ebisu Station and walked there. Ebisu has a strong atmosphere of life, various small streets and alleys, and various Japanese drama feels. When you walk to Daikanyama, even the windows have become fashionable!
A representative work of Daikanyama's western style. One of the 20 recommended bookstores in the world. It's really good. The style of the store is a little mixed, with traces of Japanese style. The music is very Bruce, and there is a good smell of coffee and books. There are many photography and food books, such as Tsukiji Market, Nakameguro, etc. It's a pity that illiterate people can't understand it!
To be honest, the clothes in Daikanyama are not cheap. There are many vintage stores with prices starting from 1,000 yuan. It can only cultivate your aesthetic taste and broaden your horizons. However, it is still very comfortable to walk in this area. It is fashionable and exquisite. After Daikanyama, you will go to Harajuku and Shibuya where young people gather.
Here is a good example of how to transfer between different operators of Japanese subways. Yunluo and Anchu's destination is Meiji Jingumae (Harajuku) Station. To get there from Daikanyama, they must transfer via Shibuya. And from Daikanyama to Shibuya, they need to buy a separate ticket because this section is the private railway Tokyu Toyoko Line, which is not within the operating range of Tokyometro.
After arriving in Shibuya, you cannot directly change to the Fukutoshin Line. Instead, you must exit Shibuya Station first, let the machine take back the one-way ticket, then swipe the Tokyometro one-day ticket to enter the station and find the Fukutoshin Line. It feels a bit stupid, don't know if it's right, but Yunluo walked this way, and the picture below also shows that Daikanyama to Meiji Jingu Shrine.
There are indeed two different subway lines. You can find Meiji Jingu right after you exit the subway station. But do you know how big Shibuya Station is? And Harajuku Station is too big! I felt like I couldn't get out of the subway station. It seemed endless. There were dozens of exits. I almost cried in the subway station.
But this is just the beginning! There is another reason for taking this photo. When Yunluo walked to this position, there was a foreign woman in front of her. The staff said "no rich fight" to her, and she turned around and walked away, almost bumping into Yunluo. Yunluo didn't know what was going on. I thought there was a traffic restriction, hahaha, there is nothing I can do, we are from a country with a large population.
Yunluo and An Chuyu understand the limited traffic. They took a quick photo and thought that was all they could see. After taking the photo, they found that the foreign woman was eating an apple next to them. It turned out that she said nofood. Yunluo, damn! Neon Gold, I am impressed! The largest Torii gate in Japan, it is indeed quite large in person. But why does Neon Gold like to build Torii gates so much?
You mean the gate that separates humans from gods? Haha, let Yunluo, an atheist, laugh for a while! That being said, you should be more restrained when you walk to the place where the gods live. It is quite luxurious to have such a large artificial forest in the center of Tokyo. You can walk to the inner garden along Omotesando, but Omotesando seems to have no end, so you can just walk back home.
Back to Harajuku Station designed by Hayao Miyazaki. Started to walk along Omotesando and wasted my energy… I said wasted my energy because I really don’t like Harajuku… People are dressed weirdly, and it’s just a matter of looking at people, shoulder to shoulder. Please see the endless crowd in the back of the photo… Then can Yunluo say that Omotesando is the most unromantic street in the world…
I feel that all the big cities in the world have streets like this, and there are also some shops with a strong sense of design, but I can't appreciate them... I can only say three words in my mind: What the hell... I feel that it is a complete waste of time in Harajuku, so I decided to go back to the subway station to Shibuya. I walked and walked endlessly again... The result. When I arrived in Shibuya, I realized that everything before was just a passing cloud. Shibuya Station is really huge!
It is comparable to Shinjuku Station. It is one of the three major sub-centers in Tokyo. I was a little surprised by the scene before I even walked out of the subway station. I walked along the exit indicated by the statue of Hachiko for about 20 minutes and finally got out of the ground. I am already half crippled! It was smooth all the way underground, except that it was really far...
As a result, the moment I came out of the ground, I suddenly felt that I was naive again. Where is the Hachiko statue except for people, people, people, people... Well, I will go to the most crowded intersection in front of me, which is famous all over the world, to feel the crowd. It is indeed the most crowded intersection. I can feel people gathering around me every second.
I'm from a country with a large population, but I've never seen such a big scene! The Starbucks across the street is the best place to take photos. I was surprised to find that Starbucks in Japan is almost as cheap as in China! Slam the door! The upper left of the photo is the latest Japanese drama poster of Kimura and Ueto Aya. Japan still spares no effort in promoting its own films and TV series, but only in its own country.
Speed was released during my stay, but I didn't see a single poster. It is said that the spectacular crowds at this intersection appear in NHK's evening weather forecast every day. It is really puzzling that so many people gather at every red light. I was completely lost in Shibuya and started walking around randomly. A huge UA store.
This brand is not well-known in China. There must be something wrong with its marketing. How can it give up such a big piece of cake in China? Drugstores can be seen everywhere, really everywhere... Compared with Harajuku, Shibuya is not much better. It is basically the territory of young people, especially the landmarks. Yunluo actually went in and walked through the whole building.
The conclusion is that it is worthy of being the birthplace of Tokyo girl fashion trends, a bit like the former Leidi in Nanjing, but more avant-garde and fashionable, anyway, it just doesn't fit in. I don't know if Shibuya itself is positioned for the young group, and the surrounding shopping malls including Seibu and feel younger than other places. Yunluo's shopping is simply a quick battle.
I decided whether I liked it or not in a few seconds, without any hesitation. Seeing that this posture was not right, I decided to move on. As a result, I encountered the Hachiko statue on the way back to the subway station. The movie was touching, and people from all over the world gathered here. Although the Shibuya and Harajuku style is not suitable for us, don’t forget that there are two major sub-centers, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro, both of which are good for shopping!
Except for Shinjuku Isetan. Yunluo thinks that independent travelers should not go there. It is so crowded that it is almost scary. There are so many Chinese tour groups and the noise is comparable to that of a domestic vegetable market, especially at the skin care counter on the first floor. No matter what brand it is, all the salesgirls are fighting. It is a lesson for us! After shopping, I dragged my legs, which were basically broken, to go there reluctantly.
Kabukicho, damn. Yunluo felt that it might be a bit dangerous if he came alone, hahahahahaha, there are no good men and women on the street, they specifically target men or women who act alone, sob. Biting the handkerchief. I really don’t have the energy to go to the night view of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and Ginza. I am so tired that I have to sigh every ten steps when walking in the Shinjuku subway station.
Why haven't we arrived yet? This is the first time in Yunluo's travel history! The most tiring thing in Yunluo's memory was the several times of running wild in the streets of Hong Kong and the crazy Prague, but no matter what, I completed the journey as planned. It turns out that Tokyo is the real boss! It seems that not only young people should go to Europe, but young people should also go to Japan!
It was the rhythm of a broken leg. "If you can forget your desire, the years are long, the clothes are thin, no matter where you are, you may not be around. Yunluo can also travel to foreign countries and eat and drink without worry." I haven't seen Ni-chome yet, see you next time! Back to Ikebukuro Station, thinking that it will take a long time to walk out of the station, the two disabled people rushed directly to the chair.
There was a pool of vomit next to the chair, but I was so tired that I couldn't care less. Two minutes after I sat down, a dedicated staff member came with tools to clean up. He bowed and said a long string of apologies to Yunluo and An Chuyu, then started to spread sand and clean up carefully. I silently gave a thumbs up in my heart! Back to Ikebukuro.
Yunluo really had an idea for the ramen in Higashi-Ikebukuro, but he couldn't put it into practice. He could only continue to go to the restaurant that Tongshen recommended yesterday. He passed by KFC and even took a look. Haha, would Yunluo just say that it was because the advertisement said a huge domestic chicken? In the end, he left after taking a look. A box of chicken legs costs RMB, this...
Let's go to Korea to eat, hahaha! OK! Let's get to the point! Super delicious fried chicken set meal. Let's see how the Japanese make fried chicken, which is also a humble thing. After eating it, Yunluo, a foodie, felt that the biggest difference between the Taiwanese fried chicken and Yunluo and An Chuyu's here is that the Japanese style adds a lot of garlic cloves when marinating.
This way, it tastes like garlic, but it doesn't take away the original flavor of the chicken. And Japanese fried chicken nuggets are basically made of leg meat, which is really tender and juicy. Don't underestimate the common food, make it seriously. Every dish will be more delicious than you can imagine. On the way back, I went to buy oden again, and then I went back with a lot of bags and small bags to face the messy luggage.
Although the flight was in the afternoon, it would take another two hours to get to the airport in advance. With this calculation, I had no choice but to get up early and spend another half a day on this road. The mall opened at 12:00, so I still had two hours to use before that. Since I was in the capital, I might as well go to see the emperor's home, and it was very convenient to go to Ikebukuro.
I still have breakfast. I have tried different rice balls, but they are still not as good as the shrimp in Kyoto. What a pity. The subway station is surrounded by tall buildings. It is hard to imagine that such a place is the entrance to the Imperial Palace. Japanese taxis are polished and the drivers are dressed neatly, wearing white gloves, and most of them are elderly. Most of the Imperial Palace is not open to the public.
In addition to the East Garden east of the Imperial Palace. There is a moat around the outer perimeter, and the Otemon Gate is right in front of you. It was cloudy, there were few people, and the air was very good. As expected of the emperor's home, the garden is so big! It takes at least an hour or two to walk through it. The Japanese tranquility in the Imperial Palace shows that this is a beautiful Japanese garden. The old and new buildings complement each other. Staff members patrolling on bicycles in the Imperial Garden.
It's like someone who has walked through time. This job is not bad, taking a walk in the picturesque garden every day. The tender maple in the small garden of Ninomaru. Going up along the city wall, on the way to Honmaru. Compared with the delicate Ninomaru, Honmaru looks more majestic and has a wider view. Climb up and overlook Honmaru, which is basically a relatively large square.
Due to time constraints, Yunluo and An Chuyu did not go any further and quickly took the subway back to Ikebukuro, just in time for the department store to open for customers. It was the last time to restock. Although there are no photos, I still want to sigh again about the service awareness of Neon Gold. Probably because it had just opened, the flow of customers was sparse, and there were only four or five customers within sight.
While waiting for the salesgirl to help with the checkout, staff members came out of the staff room after changing their clothes. Each of them bowed to the aisle when they reached the passage. When Yunluo turned around, the whole passage was empty. Except for Yunluo, so this is a ritual, right? I'm not used to it. It's already time to leave Ikebukuro to go to the airport.
There are many ways to get to Narita Airport. Yunluo and Anchuyu chose the most economical Keisei Line. They planned to get on the train at Nippori. It is still very convenient to take the Yamanote Line from Ikebukuro to Nippori. It just took some time to return the Suica card, and they struggled for a while to carry the heavy suitcase to the platform. Yunluo was disappointed.
It's fine that it's inconvenient to repair the elevator because of frequent earthquakes, but can't we learn from Switzerland and have stairs on one side and a long slope on the other to facilitate people dragging suitcases! In short, it took an hour to move to Nippori. After arriving in Nippori. My family's ticket was lost. When the trip to Japan was about to end, I also experienced the process of re-ticketing. It was not complicated at all.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Explain to the staff in the small room at the exit and pay the extra fee once. After exiting the Nippori subway station, walk 100 meters to reach Nippori Station on the Keisei Line. The problem is that there is another automatic ticket machine! The same train to Narita Airport has a variety of prices. After taking a deep breath and doing some research, I think the express train is more suitable for Yunluo and An Chuyu.
The fare is shown in yen per person. After getting on the Keisei Line, it took about an hour and a half to arrive at Narita Airport. But when exiting the station, as soon as I put the ticket in, I was stopped... I have been traveling in Japan for many days, but this is the first time. The staff motioned Yunluo and Anchu to go to the side, thinking that it was not good, because in the guide, this kind of situation is that you buy the wrong ticket and have to pay extra.
But Yunluo was sure that she had bought the special express ticket. Did she take the wrong train? Well, it turned out that she really took the wrong train. Yunluo and An Chuyu should have taken a train that was a little slower than the special express. So Yunluo and An Chuyu were not allowed to leave the station. They wanted to refund Yunluo and An Chuyu! They wanted to refund Yunluo and An Chuyu! They wanted to refund Yunluo and An Chuyu!
Ah, the people who have been bullied by the unfair terms in China are extremely uncomfortable. How can there be a refund? Well, although it is so good, Yunluo still has to say that Narita Airport is too far away. Friends must prepare enough time. I bought sushi at the airport. Even if it is the last meal in Japan, it is very satisfying!
When I wrote these words, I felt proud of the Japanese people. Such a small country can be compared with the European continent. I admire it! In terms of natural scenery, Europe is the winner. The rural countryside led by Switzerland is probably unmatched in the world. Otherwise, how can it be called God's back garden?
But don't forget that Switzerland's high prices are also a point of complaint. In terms of humanistic care, Europe still wins. There are countless people who come to help on the road. It is really safe and comfortable to travel independently in Europe. Japan is also affected by language restrictions and everyone's limited ability to understand and express is somewhat affected, which adds some difficulty.
However, from the perspective of shopping and food, Japan is far superior to Europe. In Europe, Yunluo basically has no desire to shop. Clothes are particularly difficult to buy. I remember the sweater I bought in Austria was for a 18-year-old child, and the women's shoes for adults are basically priced at 100 yuan. There is no chance of buying them. As for the food in Europe, it is simply unbearable to look back.
Apart from Central and Eastern Europe which is relatively close to Yunluo and An Chuyu, the food in other traditional European countries is just bitter. It is either raw or cold, and every meal is bread. With such beautiful scenery, can't you spend a little more effort on eating... The essence of Japanese cuisine is that it can absorb foreign food culture, although it does not have many cooking methods.
But you can give full play to each of them, add your own aesthetics, make full use of the taste of the raw materials, and achieve perfection. Japan is just like their cuisine, knowing how to stick to their own uniqueness, but also how to absorb the essence of foreign countries, embracing and integrating them perfectly. This is a small country, but it is a country that should not be underestimated.
Because they are smart and powerful. Although this country is not as amazing as Europe, it has a higher average score. [Final words] I have been to Europe twice. To be honest, I did not have high expectations for Japan, so I can look at this country objectively and calmly. I went to the Japanese Consulate in China for the first time in September last year to learn about visa materials.
By early December, I had booked my trip and bought my flight tickets without much hesitation or choice, let alone any obsession. I simply wanted to visit this neighboring country. Inside Osaka Castle, outside Nigatsudo, by the Kamo River, on the canal embankment, under Mount Fuji, beside the moat, every street, every turn, every petal.
Every spring rain is nothing special, but it is also irreplaceable and real. What impressed Yunlu the most was the elderly people there. In the subway and on the street, you can often see them dressed in elegant clothes, reading quietly or talking elegantly, without being impatient or anxious. This is very similar to Europe, but they are also Asian people.
Their style is closer to the life of Yunluo and An Chuyu. Wearing a black suit, black leather shoes, black bag, black hat, and a wide beige windbreaker. Wearing a shirt with a cardigan, a jacket or windbreaker, a knee-length skirt, and light makeup. Smiling and nodding when seeing people. This is their daily life. (~^~)