29th May - 6th June 2006 - Tokyo with Elainey & Reiko
Day 3 & 4
Having exhausted ourselves for the past few days, we decided to take things slower the next couple of days. We covered places mainly for us otakus (reiko & I). One of the stops was Aqua City's Shounen Jump Shop, which is basically a shop that sells manga merchandises. It was followed by a vist to Square Enix's shop. I was really looking forward to this shop because of the life sized sephiroth model that was supposedly in the shop. True enough, there he lay! Lying inside this glass casing underneath the floor boards. It was like a dream come true to finally see him! A Final Fantasy fan should definitely go there, its a final fantasy haven!! Even the staff at the counter dressed up as the Turks from Final Fantasy 7! How cool is that!
We ended day 4 with a trip down to Ecole for the 3rd time and treated ourselves to delicious desserts and cocktails. Ecole is this themed cafe where Kanata (a superb cosplayer) worked at. The reason why we patrnized the cafe so many times in a single trip to Japan was because Reiko and I are super huge fans of her and we really wanted to see her! we didn't in the end. =( BUT we still managed to take pictures with a few of her best friends! ^_^
Having exhausted ourselves for the past few days, we decided to take things slower the next couple of days. We covered places mainly for us otakus (reiko & I). One of the stops was Aqua City's Shounen Jump Shop, which is basically a shop that sells manga merchandises. It was followed by a vist to Square Enix's shop. I was really looking forward to this shop because of the life sized sephiroth model that was supposedly in the shop. True enough, there he lay! Lying inside this glass casing underneath the floor boards. It was like a dream come true to finally see him! A Final Fantasy fan should definitely go there, its a final fantasy haven!! Even the staff at the counter dressed up as the Turks from Final Fantasy 7! How cool is that!
We ended day 4 with a trip down to Ecole for the 3rd time and treated ourselves to delicious desserts and cocktails. Ecole is this themed cafe where Kanata (a superb cosplayer) worked at. The reason why we patrnized the cafe so many times in a single trip to Japan was because Reiko and I are super huge fans of her and we really wanted to see her! we didn't in the end. =( BUT we still managed to take pictures with a few of her best friends! ^_^
Day 5
The whole day was spent at Harajuku, where we visited the harajuku street, the meiji shrine and Takeshita Street. It was our lucky day because we managed to see 3 ceromies taking place when we went to the Meiji shrine! I'm not sure what the first ceremony was about but it involved the priest hitting huge drums. The second ceremony wasn't a ceremony but my friend told me she was going through the Seijin shiki (成人式) which is the Japanese coming of age, and thus her kimono. The 3rd ceremony that we witnessed was a wedding procession! We even managed to take a photo with the bride and the groom! =)
At night, we visited another themed cafe at Ikebukuro, B:lily-rose, a BL cafe. BL also known as Boy- Love is a genre that focuses on male/male relationships targeted towards females. Another term would be Yaoi (やおい). So at this cafe, really good looking girls dressed up as guys, would serve you food, desserts and cocktails with additional fanservice. It is difficult to imagine if you are not an otaku. haha but just imagine them being similar to hostesses at a bar where they entertain and talk to you.
The whole day was spent at Harajuku, where we visited the harajuku street, the meiji shrine and Takeshita Street. It was our lucky day because we managed to see 3 ceromies taking place when we went to the Meiji shrine! I'm not sure what the first ceremony was about but it involved the priest hitting huge drums. The second ceremony wasn't a ceremony but my friend told me she was going through the Seijin shiki (成人式) which is the Japanese coming of age, and thus her kimono. The 3rd ceremony that we witnessed was a wedding procession! We even managed to take a photo with the bride and the groom! =)
At night, we visited another themed cafe at Ikebukuro, B:lily-rose, a BL cafe. BL also known as Boy- Love is a genre that focuses on male/male relationships targeted towards females. Another term would be Yaoi (やおい). So at this cafe, really good looking girls dressed up as guys, would serve you food, desserts and cocktails with additional fanservice. It is difficult to imagine if you are not an otaku. haha but just imagine them being similar to hostesses at a bar where they entertain and talk to you.
Day 6 - Final Day
Visited the Tsukiji Fish Market very early in the morning, hoping to catch the auction. Unfortunately we were too late and completely missed it. We, however, managed to try our very first authentic and fresh sushi from one of the sushi bars inside the market! No words can describe how fresh and awesome the sushi was! It was like our very own Japan Hour!!
After our satisfying meal, we headed down one last time to Ecole, in hopes of catching Kanata before we leave Japan. well, lets just say, fate wasn't on our side. =(
Lots of last minute shopping till we were broke and headed back to our hotel to prepare for our trip back home the next day.
Visited the Tsukiji Fish Market very early in the morning, hoping to catch the auction. Unfortunately we were too late and completely missed it. We, however, managed to try our very first authentic and fresh sushi from one of the sushi bars inside the market! No words can describe how fresh and awesome the sushi was! It was like our very own Japan Hour!!
After our satisfying meal, we headed down one last time to Ecole, in hopes of catching Kanata before we leave Japan. well, lets just say, fate wasn't on our side. =(
Lots of last minute shopping till we were broke and headed back to our hotel to prepare for our trip back home the next day.
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