Day 9-12: Jul 30 - Aug 2 [ Last days in Tokyo]

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July 30

Ikebukuro Sunshine City part 2: J World

Many cosplayers, especially many Gintama cosplayers in J World!

Shinpachi on the display (lol)
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Me in the Gintama yorozuya office!
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Hunter X Hunter card book
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Dinner with Ippei

Seafood Platter
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July 31

Oomiya Bonsai Village

The bonsai tree has a front and back. If seen from the front, the branches will be clear and not obstructed by the leaves or flowers. In the picture below, the bonsai is made to seem like it's bowing.
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Kawagoe

Old Edo style town.
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Purple red bean bun.
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Soba that you dip into the soy sauce soup before eating. After finishing the soba, you pour the dashi in the metal teapot into the soy sauce mix and drink it.
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After that we went to the Taiko arcade! The music game was 100 yen for 3 songs, very cheap.

Aug 1

Shizuoka

Many tetrapods on the beach everywhere! Possibly tsunami defense.
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Kunouzan
Strawberry city with strawberry signs everywhere. Ichigo parfait!
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Kunouzan Toshogu
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View of the Shizuoka coastline
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Oreno French Ginza for dinner!

Tartare
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Seafood Platter
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Rossini
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Dessert! Scott had the best blanc manger.
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Last dinner with Satsuki!
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Aug 2

Did a lot of shopping at Uniqlo today!

Oreno Italian French
Prosciutto
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Lobster (Ebi)
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Can't remember what this was but it was good! The lamb was really tender.
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Dessert. The creme brulee mango ice cream was really cold and went really well with the dish.
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Ghibli Museum

Totoro!
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Castle in the sky.
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Long time no see! And see you in Sydney in December!

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