Friday, May 24, 2013

Japan (Mar 2013): Day 8 Kawagoe + Omiya + Meguro + View of Tokyo Tower (Part 1)


Brief Itinerary:
0749-0848: Minami Senju to Nippori, Nippori to Ikebukuro, Ikebukuro to Kawagoe
0935-0950: Took bus from Kawagoe station to Kawagoe Warehouse District
0950-1030: Explored Kawagoe Warehouse District and Candy Alley
1030-1040: Took bus back to Kawagoe station
1045-1110: Ate ice cream (Baskin Robbins) at a building next to Kawagoe station
1120-1155: Lunch at Kawagoe station
1210-1235: Took train from Kawagoe to Omiya station
1245-1250: Took train from Omiya station to Omiya Railway Museum
1300-1400: Omiya train museum
1413-1510: Took train from Omiya to Ebisu, Ebisu to Meguro, Meguro to Fudo-mae station
1510-1600: Walked from Fudo-mae station, along Meguro river, and then to Meguro station
1605-1617: Took train from Meguro to Hamamatsucho station
1620-1850: View of Tokyo Tower from World Trade Center's Observatory
1910-1925: Took train from Hamamatsucho to Ueno
1930-2040: Had Yakiniku dinner at Ueno
2051-2059: Took train from Ueno to Minami-Senju
2110: Arrive at hotel

Expenditures:
610yen: Minami-Senju to Kawagoe
180yen: Bus from Kawago station to Kawagoe Warehouse district
150yen: Sweet from Candy Alley
180yen: Bus from Kawagoe Warehouse district to Kawagoe station
480yen: Baskin Robbins Ice-cream
980yen: Lunch of Katsudon + Curry Udon
300yen: Kawagoe to Omiya station
190yen: Omiya station to Omiya train museum
1000yen: Admission to Omiya train museum
1201yen: Souvenirs from Omiya train museum
190yen: Omiya train museum to Omiya station
660yen: Omiya to Fudo-mae station
160yen: Meguro station to Hamamatsucho station
500yen: Admission to World Trade Center Observatory
160yen: Hamamatsucho station to Ueno station
2880yen: Yakiniku dinner at Ueno
150yen: Ueno station to Minami-Senju station
100yen: Potato croquette
120yen: Ice Cocoa from vending machine

Go to Day 8: Part 2 / Part 3

On this day, I headed for a daytrip to Kawagoe and Omiya in Saitama. From Tokyo, it's about 1hr train ride to Kawagoe. 




























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Kawagoe station

Had lunch at Kawagoe station. 1050yen for this set which consists of Katsudon and Curry Udon.

After lunch, I headed back to Tokyo.



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