Day 4 - Tokyo Skytree & Ikebukuro (April 17th)

We began today by catching the train only one stop to Tokyo Skytree and the shopping centre underneath it, which is only around 1km away from our apartment.

The scale of this enormous tower is hard to comprehend until you get very close to it. When built, it held the record for the tallest tower in the world, at 634m tall.



Ash went shopping at a shop she had researched called Punyus where she was able to buy some dresses and other clothes.








Then Ash went to Kirby Cafe where she enjoyed a delicious pink Kirby burger and star shaped potato gems.

Nearby was a big local food festival where I grabbed some lunch.





Now we explore some of the great food shops including a food court which we will likely visit again. I purchased some traditional Japanese milk pudding (like a custard) in a little glass jar which I have already consumed without photo. The smell at this food court is tremendous.










After dropping all our shopping back at the apartment, it's off to Ikebukuro to visit the largest anime store in the world, Animate. I can remember visiting this store with India in 2016 but they have since rebuilt it and the new store only opened in late-March.





Then we went to Sunshine City shopping centre where Ash explored the largest gatchapon store in the world, with over 3,000 machines! Then it's off to an amazing food court under the Seibu department store next to Ikebukuro station where we purchased dinner, including seafood bisque, gyoza and chicken with mushrooms.