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Japan 10/30/2007 - Shinjuku, Amlux, Sunshine City, Ikebukuro
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| Katsu Don at a restaurant by the Higashi Kurume Seibu Train Station. Tonkatsu (Fried Pork Cutlet) with egg and onions over Donburri (Rice Bowl). ¥490 |
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Yaku Niku Don (Grilled Beef Rice Bowl) at Yoshinoya, a low priced chain that specializes in Gyu Don (Terriyaki Beef Rice Bowl). ¥460 |
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Boss Cafe au Lait ¥160 |
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| A Japanese Pumpkin bun at a bakery in the Seibu Ikebukuro train station. It was extremely tasty and I had to go back to buy another. ¥230 |
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Ocha (Green Tea) ¥160 |
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| Gourmet Mochi! Similar to Mochi Ice Cream, but instead of ice cream, these are filled with flavored beans and a creamy center. These come in many, many awesome flavors and are just plain great. Prices vary from ¥160-190 based on flavor and location. They cost more in Tokyo (Shinjuku) than in Chiba. |
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| I got 16 of these MochiCreams, but I ate most of them before remembering to take a picture. |
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This Krispy Kreme in Shinjuku is the first one in Japan. You can't see it, but the line extends across the neighboring bridge. |
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| The Bloomsbury version of Harry Potter which is in British English. The Scholastic version is in American English. Many people prefer the British version b/c it is what J.K. Rowling originally wrote, but most Americans don't even know there's a difference. |
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Toyota Amlux Auto Salon is a mini Toyota Convention Hall that showcases several of their cars and technologies. It is located in the Sunshine City complex in Shinjuku. |
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Nowadays, you don't need to put your key in the ignition to start your car, just in your pocket. So why not put the transponder in your watch? |
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| A Gran Turismo 4 simulator with really nice Logitech force feedback steering wheels (much nicer than the ones they sell in the US). |
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A bB, known in America as a Scion xB. |
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A Corolla Rumion, which looks morel ike a Scion than a Corolla. I assume they're all on the same platform anyway... |
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| Toyota's F1 Race Car |
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