Today was a busy day. We left home at about a little past noon and headed to Shibuya to go look at stuff. Fist we stopped to have lunch as we were super hungry! We went up to Seibu, which was a large department store that consisted of 4 buildings. Building A had a few restaurants on the 4th floor so we went to check them out. 
We looked around and decided to try this Korean BBQ place right by the elevator. Each table had their own stove. When I walked in I suddenly remembered that one always leaves Korean BBQ places with his big BBQ odor which was not the most pleasant thing to smell especially when we have just started our day, but there was no turning back.
Surprisingly this place didn’t smell like a normal Korean BBQ restaurant. Even the exhaust fan was absent. We then realized that the exhaust went right through the vents right on the side of the grill which was pretty cool. We ordered the lunch special which was an assortment of beef.
The different pieces were different cuts and all of them were very juicy and tender. The fat was very evenly marbled as you might be able to see from the picture (or not). I finished eating and went to the bathroom and surprisingly found out that they had one of those electric heating and washing toilet seat thingys which was pretty cool. Of course I couldn’t help but to snap a pic of it for you guys!
We left the place without smelling like we have been to a BBQ restaurant which was really nice. The moment we walked out, we saw this little van racing across the streets. For some reason there was a barrier set up and so it ran straight onto the opposite side of the road. As he was racing at high speed towards the opening, the policemen quickly put up a fence like barrier as he raced almost right into the police and stopped just in time not to hit him or the fence. He was only about 1 foot away from hitting him though.
We didn’t know what was happening and apparently it had attracted a whole bunch of pedestrians. We were surprised that the police didn’t arrest him afterwards and he just peacefully turned around and drove away before the crowd dissipated.
We then strolled around the streets, going into the Apple Store, HMV, Miu Miu, Levis and the shopping mall section of Seibu. Clothes here are outrageously expensive. I mean the imports. I was a pair of Levis 501 jeans in the store for 13,000 yen!! Which is like US$110!!?? Don’t they sell them for $20 a pair at Wal-Mart??
We also came across this street festival with a bunch of people carrying this shrine-like item marching around the streets. It was a Saturday so the streets were pretty crowded. Before we left we visited the Starbucks which frequently appears in foreign films like Lost In Translation and I took a picture of the busy streets crowded with people while I was up there.
Then as we walked towards the train station to head to Harajuku, we saw these people standing on top of a little van. It seems like they were campaigning for something.
We then arrived at Harajuku, probably the coolest shopping place in Japan. They have everything from super name brands on the main street, to the very trendy local labels on the side streets. The last few times I was here was quite late at night so I wasn’t able to check out the different shops.
I took a picture of the streets from the Gap store. The clothes at Gap seemed a lot nicer than those in the US. Way nicer styles, cutting and quality than those in the US. I will go back to get some stuff later but I didn’t want to carry it around today.
There were many small shops on the side streets that I would need to check back another day to get stuff for my jealous friends in HK and US. We did take a tour of the main street with all the name brands. We went into D&G, Ralph Lauren, Dior Homme, Emporio Armani, Tumi and a couple other places. All the things they sold were the same as the US but like 3 times more expensive...
We looked around and decided to try this Korean BBQ place right by the elevator. Each table had their own stove. When I walked in I suddenly remembered that one always leaves Korean BBQ places with his big BBQ odor which was not the most pleasant thing to smell especially when we have just started our day, but there was no turning back.
Surprisingly this place didn’t smell like a normal Korean BBQ restaurant. Even the exhaust fan was absent. We then realized that the exhaust went right through the vents right on the side of the grill which was pretty cool. We ordered the lunch special which was an assortment of beef.
The different pieces were different cuts and all of them were very juicy and tender. The fat was very evenly marbled as you might be able to see from the picture (or not). I finished eating and went to the bathroom and surprisingly found out that they had one of those electric heating and washing toilet seat thingys which was pretty cool. Of course I couldn’t help but to snap a pic of it for you guys!
We left the place without smelling like we have been to a BBQ restaurant which was really nice. The moment we walked out, we saw this little van racing across the streets. For some reason there was a barrier set up and so it ran straight onto the opposite side of the road. As he was racing at high speed towards the opening, the policemen quickly put up a fence like barrier as he raced almost right into the police and stopped just in time not to hit him or the fence. He was only about 1 foot away from hitting him though.
We didn’t know what was happening and apparently it had attracted a whole bunch of pedestrians. We were surprised that the police didn’t arrest him afterwards and he just peacefully turned around and drove away before the crowd dissipated.
We then strolled around the streets, going into the Apple Store, HMV, Miu Miu, Levis and the shopping mall section of Seibu. Clothes here are outrageously expensive. I mean the imports. I was a pair of Levis 501 jeans in the store for 13,000 yen!! Which is like US$110!!?? Don’t they sell them for $20 a pair at Wal-Mart??
We also came across this street festival with a bunch of people carrying this shrine-like item marching around the streets. It was a Saturday so the streets were pretty crowded. Before we left we visited the Starbucks which frequently appears in foreign films like Lost In Translation and I took a picture of the busy streets crowded with people while I was up there.
Then as we walked towards the train station to head to Harajuku, we saw these people standing on top of a little van. It seems like they were campaigning for something.
We then arrived at Harajuku, probably the coolest shopping place in Japan. They have everything from super name brands on the main street, to the very trendy local labels on the side streets. The last few times I was here was quite late at night so I wasn’t able to check out the different shops.
I took a picture of the streets from the Gap store. The clothes at Gap seemed a lot nicer than those in the US. Way nicer styles, cutting and quality than those in the US. I will go back to get some stuff later but I didn’t want to carry it around today.
There were many small shops on the side streets that I would need to check back another day to get stuff for my jealous friends in HK and US. We did take a tour of the main street with all the name brands. We went into D&G, Ralph Lauren, Dior Homme, Emporio Armani, Tumi and a couple other places. All the things they sold were the same as the US but like 3 times more expensive...
When it was close to dinner time (6pm), our legs were tired but we weren’t too hungry as we finished lunch about 2pm. So we decided that having dessert for dinner wasn’t a bad idea at all. So we stopped by a local fruit dessert place called Sembikiya and ordered Fresh Fruit Waffle and Iced Lemon Tea! It was great as it has been a while since I had fruit. 
Fruits are very expensive in Japan. I was orange selling for about US$1 each...
Of course before I left, I had to take a pic of the cool toilet for you and one of the Harajuku Station.
