Since Richie's birthday was going to happen whilst we were away we decided to shop for him and post it from Japan. Therefore we made our way to the biggest Pokemon store in the world, at Sunshine City shopping centre in Ikekuburo (Skytree, Asakusa line, to Kita Senju, then the Green Circle line to Nishi Nippori and from there to Ikebukuro - easy)
This store is indeed large, and after deciding on a collection of gifts, we took advantage of the lift to the top, from where we got a great view of Tokyo in all directions. There were a number of family game type things and odd activities you could get involved in as well.
What wasn't fun, however, was trying to send the parcel to Australia. After finally finding the Post Shop, we battled the language barrier and the need to be precise when labelling exactly what is in the bag and how much exactly it cost, and then not writing the address on the front but giving it to the person to do. This was the first of several frustrating times we had trying to post stuff in foreign countries! All are different, and definitely not efficient.
Just as we were making our way to the metro to go back to Nishiarai, we spotted a cat cafe, so of course we had to go in. What a life those cats have, even if they are clipped in all sorts of undignified ways to look like lions. We paid for an hour there, drinking coffee, using the wifi and watching the staff play with the cats.
We ate again at our local cafe and I once again had edamame beans (I didn't eat the shells this time) and drank shochu flavoured with kiwi fruit. Yummy.
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