A lot of large department stores in Tokyo have basement floors like this. Many food vendors will have small displays. The selection is vast! Many traditional Japanese foods, like tempura, bento lunches, and sushi were out on display like works of art. It smelled amazing. There was also a wide variety of pastries and bread! One place even had a glass-window kitchen, where two pastry chefs were making strawberry shortcakes (see Shibuya Part 3.1).
At Shibuya Station, the Hachiko exit leads you to a small square packed with people! In the center is this statue of the famous dog Hachiko, who faithfully waited for his master at the train station every evening for over 10 years after he'd pasted away. Now it's a popular meeting place! And a tourist hot spot. I was one of maybe a dozen foreigners who walked up to take a picture of him. After wards I sat for a while and observed the scenery. There were a lot of high school kids and trendy people standing around and walking by. Just behind me was the famous crosswalk. And, closer to the station entrance, is the entrance to the Tokyu Food Show, a basement floor food market with dozens of specialty stores selling all kinds of food and desserts.
The lonely vending machine. There are about 20 vending machines within a 100-meter radius of my dorm. This one is positioned in a parking lot. It's creepy (and eerily inviting) at night.
Shinjuku Station on my way home. Shinjuku-eki is CRAZY during rush hour, and this isn't even it. People line up neatly to get on the train.
Making a mushroom parley omelette on my new, 100-yen frying pan.
This is my dinner from Mos Burger, the most delicious fast-food chain ever. It's pretty posh for fast food, and more expensive, but even so. This meal was only around 650 yen. And White Grape Soda! sugoi oishii!
Pizza face kawaii~!
