Sayonara Japan Til We Meet Again

Sayonara means goodbye in Japanese, and today, before we say Sayonara Japan, we tried to soak up the Japanese culture as much as we could. We packed our last day in Tokyo with many touristy things, starting with buying souvenirs and ending with a makeup overhaul.

Sayonara Japan

Sayonara Asakusa

In the morning, we had breakfast at a local coffee shop, Doutor, before returning to Asakusa. Finally, we were there during the daytime! It was packed with tourists from all over the world. There were many trinkets to look at; we were in Japanese souvenir heaven. I managed to get a few souvenirs for people back home.

Sayonara Shibuya

The next stop was Shibuya, one of the busiest shopping districts in Tokyo, the location of the busiest intersection in the world. We decided to split and roam around Shibuya alone before meeting again in a few hours.

I wasn’t impressed by the overly-crowded Shibuya, especially after failing to find Hello Kitty care for two hours. But thankfully, it also meant that I was tired enough to justify the second serving of delicious Tonkotu ramen at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant called Hakata Ramen.

Sayonara Shinjuku

Lastly, we stock up on weird stuff from every Japanese drug store we could see in Shinjuku, from weird flavour Kit-Kats, makeup products featuring dolls to questionable-looking masks. We stopped only after we were 110% sure we couldn’t fit anything more in our luggage.

Sayonara Roppongi

We then returned to the hotel in Roppongi, the business district of Tokyo. We packed our things while watching Japanese dubbed Sex and The City in the background. Finally, we headed to the train station to catch the train to the airport. At Narita airport, we made a pact to return to Japan sometime in the future.

For now, we say Sayonara Japan; you have been great! Till we meet again.

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