This post is very late, and I am sorry for that. I even questioned writing it because so little happened today. I went shopping, at Ikebukuro, which is a fairly busy shopping centre area. It boasts anime/manga and cosplay, as well as other shopping centres, and I did visit a number of places that had those things but found very little to actually buy. As an area to visit it was very pretty in some spots and very crowded and city like in others.
I started off at Sunshine City which is a four story mall similar to the malls at home. Women’s clothing on the first two levels with a few restaurants and kitchen stores mixed in, men’s clothes and general stores on the third, again with restaurants and the fourth floor was all restaurants. On the third floor was a restaurant call “Restaurant Bambi” which seemed to serve fish.
I also found a Disney store and a store dedicated to Studio Ghibli. Along with some very recognizable brands like Eddy Bower and Columbia. I also saw a Subway restaurant. Also connected to the mall was a exhibition centre which is used to play newly released movies all day. Most of the ones being played today were Anime titles, and while I may have recognized them obviously the language barrier stopped me from getting in line.
After browsing through the mall and finding nothing souvenir like I went outside and found a little hill village along the side of the building. It was very cute and I sat along it and finished my breakfast. It was very windy and I nearly lost my food a few times.
I then visited some of the anime/manga and cosplay stores. There again was nothing really that jumped out at me for souvenirs. I picked up a book at one spot and saw a lot of wigs and other costume pieces in one of the bigger cosplay stores.
After a while I wandered around, slightly lost, just seeing what was there. I found a few back alley restaurants and shops but nothing that piqued my interest. Finally I headed back towards the station and headed home.
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