Today we explored Shinjuku! We had gotten to Tokyo late the night before and decided that today we would just explore the area. We slept in for a while before we got up and grabbed breakfast at the supermarket nearby. We then set out. The sun was out as we walked toward Shinjuku station knowing there would be tons to see.
After we reached the station we started exploring the shops nearby. Mainly things we couldn't afford, so we continued walking until I saw a giant Uniqlo sign on a building. We decided to go in and did some shopping. We both ended up buying more Uniqlo since things were on sale, and then we were off again.
It became very evident that we were in a big city. There where people everywhere and cars all over the place. It also made it a little bit difficult navigating as we got our bearings straight. We started to get hungry as lunch was getting close. We looked across the street and spotted a Wendy's. We decided why not try Japanese Wendy's so we went in. We ordered and decided to make it an experiment to see how Japanese Wendy's compared to Wendy's in America.
The burger patties were still square which was reassuring, but we both agreed it tasted slightly different. Unsure why, but its not like it wasn't good. Just different. After that we explored the nearby department stores, and malls. My favorite part about Japanese department stories is that there is a grocery store on the basement floor of all of them and if you walk around long enough you get samples!
After that we decided to head back and decide what to do for dinner. We walked around trying to find a place near our airbnb, before heading back into the central Shinjuku area.
It was nice because we finally got to see the area all lit up at night. However since we were in the city it was hard to find place that either had space or the type of food we felt hungry for. After walking around for about 2 hours we decided to head back a place near our airbnb (literally 5 minutes away) for some food.
Of course it was oden. It was decent, however nothing could compare to the oden we had in Sapporo. We ate, drank, and then left to plan for our next day. However before we got back to the airbnb, we stopped at the grocery store to pick up food for breakfast and cake!
We shared a strawberry cake while planning out our next day. Based on what I read online it was the best day to go see the fox village up north so I worked out the train schedule, and we went to bed excited for the next day. It was nice to spend a day just resting and exploring. So much of trip has been traveling to different places that it gets exhausting.
Daily Step Count: 26,293
Total Step Count: 195,317
Harry-chan's Karaage Count: 12
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