It’s day 3 in Tokyo and we’re ready to do some serious… Shopping! There’s no better place to do this than trendy Shibuya. Besides shopping malls and department stores, the walkways and alleys here are packed with numerous fashion shops. You can practically shop ’til you drop (in the 40 degree Japan summer heat)!
Shibuya is an area where there is a high concentration of good looking people. You know how when you walk down Orchard Road, or wherever the trendiest part of your city is, maybe just 1 out of 10 people you see is hawt? Over here, the ratio is the direct opposite! Other than manufacturing cute and pretty things, the Japanese really know how to make themselves look cute and pretty too!
First things first, a little sugar to send us along our way. We found a neat little café tucked into the basement of a building in Shibuya and had ourselves some cake!
This tiramisu was made from scratch at the café and tasted divine!
Okay, now it’s time to hit the stores!
Aug 23, 2007
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Brussels Sprouts at The Pier@Robertson has plenty of yummy Belgian Beer! Its next to Chocolate Factory I think. Ask for Ben the friendly Beer Wizard if you decide to pop by on weekends. Interesting read. =)
Aug 23, 2007
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Oh yeah! Brussels Sprouts! Gawd! How could I forget? Thanks for the reminder. I’m already there!
Aug 23, 2007
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Wow, I went to the same places as you! I thought the same thing — most, if not all, of the women in the Shibuya 109 building were SUPER HOT! I was with my girlfriend, but she didn’t mind that I did a little “people watching.” :)
I don’t know how you felt there, but with the way we were dressed, we felt like total geeks. Every woman there was tall, wore heels, and the fashion was cutting edge.
Did you notice that if the women had a boyfriend/husband, that he was dressed really cool as well?
Aug 23, 2007
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lol just by reading your text alone I can already sense your excitement! The fashion was cutting edge all right. I anticipated it already so I made sure to wear something hip there. I did notice that the guys there in general dressed trendily too. They were hawt!
Aug 23, 2007
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What do u mean by “made from scratch”? As in he made it on the spot when u ordered?
Looks like a shopping paradise. Expensive? :D
Aug 23, 2007
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Made from scratch as in made in-house, rather than being pre-ordered from some bakery and heated up in the microwave oven.
Things are generally expensive much more expensive in Japan when compared to Singapore. But Shibuya isn’t an expensive place relative to other areas in Tokyo. Still, the clothes I bought from there cost much more than at home.
Aug 24, 2007
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Your description of beer drinking is…is….tempting. Suddenly I feel thirsty ha.. They pay lots of attention to quality and packaging so it must have been a joy just shopping for things to buy/eat! Me? I enjoy shopping at the Jap supermarket in Singapore =)
Aug 24, 2007
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I’ve been reading your blog as of late, and great insight on your trip. Sounds like your trip to Japan was very fun!! That shot of tequila that messed ya up, reminds me why I don’t drink tequila anymore. Like they say Beer b4 liquor never been sicker, liquor before beer, you’re in the clear.
Aug 24, 2007
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Dennis: You said that right. It was a joy just looking at the pretty things alone. I’ve never seen food that was so beautifully decorated and arranged until I came to Japan.
Everything there looks great!
Willy: “Liquor before beer, you’re in the clear.” For real? That’s a very useful piece of information if it is true!
Aug 24, 2007
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You can checked out the Brauhaus
(101 Thomson Road, #B1-13/14 United Square, tel 6250 3116), for a wide range of beer similar to the one you find in Japan. ;)
Aug 24, 2007
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seems like there are a lot of libators here! your pix made me wish i was there though, v.
ahhaa, does one good once in a while to be reminded of the “no mixing” but then again, you don really care when there’s a good time to be had.
truisms aside, the relationship between puking/hangover and what you drink mainly derives from the impurities present inside those feverish liquids. having a black cat before any beer is definitely not gonna leave you in the clear, of course that’s the worst drink i cld think of.
come to think of it, it also depends on what you grow up drinking.
Aug 24, 2007
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Wow! Your photos and experience at Tokyo makes me want to visit Japan (“,). It really looks like a very interesting place.
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Hz: Okay! Thanks!
Aristocrat: Dude! I kept a lookout for the liquor you wanted but didn’t see it anywhere. The brand Suntory was available in abundance though. And oh, Black Cat sounds yummy.
viswali: It is! I haven’t heard of a single person who went there and didn’t love it.
Aug 24, 2007
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The food looks good…how are the prices there in general? I heard of how expensive eating out is over there and people were recommending me to grab bento sets @ supermarkets and cup noodles if I ever go! Hmm, not my idea of a holiday if I’m eating cup noodles every day!
Aug 24, 2007
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Yeah everything in Japan — food, transportation, shopping — is more expensive than most places. Someone told me that Tokyo is the most expensive place in the world to live in!
Like you, I hate having to restrict my spending when I’m on holiday; I tend to splurge. So short-term holidays are fine.
Aug 24, 2007
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in response to expensive, Tokyo is home of the most expensive cup of coffee!!!
Aug 24, 2007
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I have to disagree about Tokyo being expensive. I think the prices are about the same as they are here in the USA. The only thing that is definitely expensive is real estate in Tokyo.
Aug 24, 2007
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go to.. oosters, l’estamine, brauhaus… for belgian beer
heh u didnt showcase any of your shopping conquests!! :P
Aug 24, 2007
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The tiramisu sure looks divine. Talking about beer, you may wish to check out the Original Singapore Walk’s Tipple Exchange walk. I went for it earlier this month, and you are one of the first person I thought of who would probably like it too. Here’s my post on it.
Aug 24, 2007
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Beautiful site !!
Thanks for visiting Tokyo + Our parade :-)
Once my Singaporean friend visited me
and I took him to Tokyo Disneyland.
Japan is worth to know country
in many ways, I think.
Please visit Japan again :-)
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