This is my third round in Japan. I will explore a few new more places and food. This trip is a short one only 6 days 5 nights with Hong Kong Airline and on the way back we make a long stop over at Hong Kong. Hope you guys will enjoy my blog in Japan...
We catched Skyliner instead of NEX from Narita Airport direct to Nippori. My favourite place to stay in Tokyo, it would be Ikebukuro. But this time we went with the whole big family and they arranged it in advance for us. So we stayed together at Mystay Hotel Nippori. It is less than 10 minutes walk from Nippori station, however the area is pretty quite and less shops and restaurants compared to Ikebukuro.
After dropped our luggages in the hotel, we then pre-booked our JR train schedule for the next 3 days at Ueno Station. We bought JR Wide Pass that valid for three consecutive days. Perfect for us that stay there for four days. It costs us 10,000yen and need to be purchased outside Japan like any other JR Pass.
Then for dinner, we had some random ramen around Ueno. The shop is a typical Japanese ramen shop packed with locals, squishy sitting area all facing the bar/kitchen and vending machine used to order the food but all in Japanese. However, the lady was so nice and kindly help us in ordering the food. There was a huge bowl full of ramen and toppings sat in front of me that abit too much for me to handle it alone. But it was a great dish and the broth was so thick and flavoursome.
After that, we headed to Shibuya for my favourite sushi bar. I don't know the exact name of the shop but from the busy Shibuya crossing, you just need to keep walking straight and the sushi bar is on your right side. This is a standing sushi bar. The chef make-to-order fresh according to your order. The price is reasonable and good quality ingredients used to satisfy customers. This was the third time we were here and they always serve equally good sushi. Happy tummy....
Sushi was just our light midnight snack. Next, we tried the grilled Kobe beef on skewers. I only tried the 500yen beef, because I don't want to spend all of my money on the first day. Because there are plenty more other goodies around Tokyo. The charred oily part of the beef was the best part from all. I would have ten more stick if it is free. It is that delicious and melting-in-my-mouth.
For the next five nights, we stayed at Hotel Mystays Nippori. It is far from the word luxury but the price is quite cheap and friendly service too. The room is just a standard ordinary Tokyo-hotel room. The bed was too tiny for the three of us. However, the room is completed with small pantry.
Hotel Mystays Nippori
5 Chome-43-7 Higashinippori, Tokyo
Ph: +81 3 3891 2710
Stay tuned for the next blog still in Japan:
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