Hello everyone!
Today was my final total twenty-four hr menses inwards Japan, I'm quite sad, but it's been such an amazing trip as well as nosotros made certain to brand the most of today equally well.
In the morning, nosotros went downstairs to the hotel foyer for a gratuitous breakfast that included me downing 2 cups of real stiff coffee. I had a traditional Japanese breakfast, it had rice, miso as well as diverse fish dishes, it was quite interesting!
Afterwards, I took a quick shower as well as lazed some a little. My blood brother as well as I made plans to run out to Nakano Broadway, but the shops at that topographic point generally opened some noon as well as it was, at this point, alone well-nigh 10am. We decided, seeing that nosotros had the time, to accept a leisurely walk to Tokyo station which was well-nigh 20-30 minutes away. Tokyo is a lot warmer than Osaka, I found, thus the walk was real peaceful- inwards fact I was getting also warm for my scarf at 1 point. Blue skies, Sun as well as brisk winds!
It nonetheless beingness early, nosotros roamed Tokyo station for a fighting as well as I picked upwardly a few things as souvenirs. Passing yesteryear a chips store, I saw an advert that Kimijima Asaya is inwards as well as got real excited! It's real thrilling to reckon actors I similar inwards ads as well as hearing songs I know inwards stores!
We made our agency slow to Nakano as well as walked though a large alley of shops (recognising it equally the 1 used inwards episode 1 of Kamen Rider Gaim) before reaching Nakano Broadway. My blood brother took me upwardly to the 2nd degree where all the interesting stores were as well as nosotros spent a skillful 4 or thus hours there! There were tonnes of shops selling novel as well as onetime trade from diverse Kamen Rider as well as Super Sentai series, equally good equally idol goods as well as anime goods. The fact that many items were pre-owned made it real fun to honor onetime treasures similar goods from a serial that came out seven years ago- specifically, the Kick Hopper as well as Punch Hopper S.H. Figuarts! I bought them both :P
I was able to purchase a lot of niggling goods for my friends equally well. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of niggling accessories such equally due west memories or Fourze switches were tempting, exactly similar the chibi figures from diverse series! Having forthwith seen all xv Heisei Riders, I honor myself a lot to a greater extent than attached to the before ones, which had real niggling merchandise, that is possibly a approving inwards disguise. It is for my wallet anyway.
We stopped for tiffin one-half agency through, popping into a quick ramen house where nosotros both had a tonkotsu ramen as well as and thus headed correct dorsum into the shops. Lunch damage us exactly 800 yen as well as my blood brother as well as I marveled at Japan's 'fast food' culture.
Once dorsum inwards the shops, nosotros ended upwardly buying some items that we'd seen previously. I was able to teach my Hoppers equally good equally the Kyoryuger Character Song Album I'd been searching for! My blood brother also bought a Blade album!
Around 4:30, nosotros had basically exhausted the shops as well as made our agency to Ikebukrou. I was yearning to endeavour a crepe inwards Japan, thus nosotros went to a pocket-size store I'd seen yesterday as well as bought a crepe as well as some drinks. We sat downwards as well as devoured them rapidly before moving to walk it off before dinner.
Much to my brother's dismay, I went into a store specialising inwards socks as well as tights, hoping to honor something to run out amongst the skirt I bought inwards Harajuku. I spent a lot of fourth dimension looking some as well as was thankful that Japanese store clerks don't tend to enquire yous if yous demand assist unless yous approach them first. I bought some xanthous tights inwards the terminate
Afterwards, nosotros made our agency upwardly to the run yesteryear flooring to glance at the large Jump attraction. From what nosotros saw outside, at that topographic point were a diverseness of themed foods, rides as well as activities inside, all based on manga published inwards Jump magazine. Seeing all the One Piece, Bleach as well as Naruto made me quite nostalgic, but it belike wouldn't direct maintain been worth paying to run out inwards at that topographic point yesteryear myself.
We watched the video demonstrating the attractions for a spell before going to sit down downwards as well as residuum out feet for a bit. Some xv minutes later, nosotros were off 1 time again to the Rider Diner! We industrial plant life mum waiting promptly exterior as well as went inwards for the tertiary fourth dimension inwards 2 weeks. I industrial plant life that the Diner was a lot busier today- at that topographic point were 2-3 groups already around, 1 solid unit of measurement as well as all other tables made of immature women amongst friends.
Once our nutrient starting coming, a sort waiter whom nosotros hadn't met before asked us where nosotros were from (my brother's reservation call as well as my awkward Japanese clearly giving us away) as well as he was real impressed to listen that were from Australia. He pointed over at a large grouping sitting across the room, telling us that they were inwards fact from Tasmania. I went over awkwardly as well as greeted them, many of them looking surprised that someone would come upwardly over to verbalise to them non alone inwards English, but amongst an Australian accent. The political party real kindly obliged to taking a photograph amongst me, equally I wanted 1 to commemorate this lucky coincidence.
The Diner was a lot busier tonight, though non alone were at that topographic point a lot of people, but a lot of tourists! The large political party of Aussies, ourselves, as well as plainly a pocket-size grouping tucked away inwards the corner from Singapore. We fifty-fifty saw someone dressed equally Philip from Kamen Rider W- it was actually great!
Another affair that made this see unique, was that the TVs were playing the opening sequences along amongst their TV size songs. Usually the sequences were played without audio as well as random soundtracks were played on top. I direct maintain to admit, having the matching music to the TVs was real comforting, as well as I'd already heard Reverse/Re:Birth play yesterday, thus I was satisfied!
The sort staff fellow member continued to brand conversation amongst us throughout the nighttime as well as I noticed he was exactly equally friendly to all other customers. He definitely made the sense fifty-fifty to a greater extent than personal! We told him well-nigh how we'd marathoned the xv Heisei serial inwards the final twelvemonth as well as that my favourite was Ryuki as well as Kuuga, spell my blood brother enjoyed Kiva as well as Blade.
When nosotros were looking through an Agito photograph book, he walked upwardly to us as well as peered over our shoulders, thus I told him that I actually liked Agito too. He told us he was inwards high schoolhouse when Agito came out, as well as at the time, he had had problem next the story. We conversed well-nigh other tokusatsu serial when he asked if we'd gone to reckon the Wizard/Gaim painting as well as I replied that nosotros had, equally good equally the Kyoryuger/Go-Busters movie. He had a express joy when my blood brother mentioned that I watched KR Decade, the anniversary exceptional before whatsoever other serial (excluding Den-O), thus he told me to brand certain I leave of absence Gokaiger final if I desire to enterprise into Sentai! He also brought upwardly that Tezuka Miyuki's thespian was inwards an Ultraman serial as well as recommended it to me- it's funny that he would tell such a affair without knowing my bias towards Miyuki before hand. I mentioned, inwards terms of Sentai, I wanted to reckon Go-Onger, as well as he realised rapidly that it was because Go-On Gold is played yesteryear Hidenori Tokuyama, aka Kick Hopper! We also joked well-nigh how funny it was that Kamen Rider Raia as well as Kamen Rider Drake run out Nigou as well as V3 inwards the Kamen Rider the Next movie.
My "Rose Tattoed Woman" drinkable came amongst the alert to beware the Grongi's games, my brother's Gattack drinkable amongst a comment on how the sweetness of the drinkable reflects Kagami's sweetness graphic symbol as well as mum's Ryuuta drinkable exactly amongst a "I can't listen your response"in which my blood brother as well as I laughed. My Punch Hopper drinkable came amongst the audio clip of Yaguruma bespeak to rejoin Kageyama inwards Shadow, amongst Kageyama replying "There's no house for your perfect harmony anymore", to which I angrily stabbed at the broken oreo inwards my drink.
My blood brother got a 555 mutual frigidness soup as well as was told he wouldn't direct maintain to blow on it "fufu" manner similar Takumi does as well as the Beast kebab nosotros shared had an unhealthy helping of mayonaise to run out amongst it! I ordered a Fourze parfait as well as the same staff fellow member instructed me to outcry out "Parfait KITAAAAAAAAAAA", which nosotros all did!
All inwards all, the sense was fifty-fifty improve than the last, I'm thus glad nosotros came again! Just when I idea this house wouldn't teach to a greater extent than fun, it did! I wanted to give cheers all the staff for beingness thus sort to us today, I was thus touched, they really made non alone our final Rider Diner sense (for now), but our final dinner inwards Nihon real memorable! While nosotros were paying, I picked upwardly a mango lock seed as well as the staff fellow member mentioned that I must actually similar Kamen Rider Baron, equally I've already got the banana lock seed on my bag. He also mentioned that he'd seen that on my handbag earlier, as well as deduced nosotros must live large Rider fans.
Another staff fellow member offered us extra coasters equally a exceptional gift equally we'd come upwardly from thus far away! She also nearly forgot the lock seed nosotros got, I could nonetheless listen her as well as the other sort staff fellow member laughing well-nigh it equally nosotros left. They were all thus nice, I promise I volition teach to run across them again.
It's really been a fantastic trip total of amazing adventures. One alive concert as well as 2 movies, multiple visits to the Rider Diner as well as walking into thus many stores to know the faces on the shelves, the music beingness played as well as the latest things to come upwardly out such equally the novel unloosen energy lock seeds or Gaim DVD preorders. Having experienced Japan's civilization again, I am reminded of why I taste these trips thus much. Whether or non I am nonetheless into Kamen Rider or whatever else, I promise to see Nihon 1 time again soon. Sumber https://iceeyu.blogspot.com