Japan Day 7 - Tsukiji, Ginza, Odaiba

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Went to the famous Tsukiji Fish Market at around 9+ in the morning, since the tuna auction was way too early in the morning. They even had a traffic warden directing traffic flow at a busy intersection within the market. The yellow little vehicle you see in the pic is a common sight there.

An area of the market selling dry goods.

The wet area where they had stalls with boxes of seafood.

While at Tsukiji, of course we had to try the sushi places. We choose Daiwa. It was one of the two which had long queues. Daiwa had the shorter of the two.

A set of mix variety of about 8 pieces costs ￥3500. It was pretty fresh and made right in front of you and served as you eat. The place was squeezy though, and it was more like a eat-and-scram kind of thing.

On our way to Ginza, we had to transfer stations at Shinbashi, where briefly stopped at Nippon Televsion Building.

A little girl looking at An-pan Man!

It was a hot and clear day with blue skies, unlike the past few days which were main drizzling or cloudy. Ginza is more of a high-end shopping area, but I think it would have been a prettier sight at night when the billboards are lit up.

Actually one of the objectives in coming to Ginza was to look for Cozy Corner. They supposedly had amazing cream puffs. The main store is located in Ginza and it had a cafe. We stopped for a rest and drink. I had an amazing dessert - Fruity Mieulle Crepe. It was basically layers of crepe stacked one over another with cream in between, forming a slice of cake and served with some fresh fruits and raspberry sherbert. Some amazing shit! The crepe was soft and the cream was very aromatic. On top of that, the slight sour taste of the fruits and sherbert balanced the sweet creams.

Of course the cream puff which we tried later did not disappoint as well. The cream was thicker in texture, and eaten cold with the soft pastry was simply refreshing!

We headed for Odaiba next, riding the Yurikamome line which was actually a a monorail. Some pics along the way.

The interior of the monorail.

In Odaiba, there's a huge shopping area. Toyota had a permanent floor showcasing their vehicles - past, present and future.

The area where all their models are displayed.

An old old model.

Some concept cars of the future.

I saw this cute car moving around outside and seemed like a ride. Turns out to be an automated mini eco-car which gives you a 7-min ride around the place for ￥200.

Just next to Megaweb was Venusfort - another high-end shopping area styled like Venice with sky ceilings. Basically it's just like The Venetian at Las Vegas or Venetian Macao in Macau.

On the other side of the station was more shopping areas, although nothing really special.

Rainbow Bridge which connected Odaiba area to the other side, and where the monorail travelled across earlier.

Two bears crying cos we will soon be leaving this land.