On our last full day in Tokyo, we had our first day of bad weather: rain all day! We had a few last things we wanted to see, so we ventured on despite the weather.
First stop: a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. We had heard there was a good spot in the Omotesando neighborhood. This was definitely an interesting experience - watching numerous sushi dishes pass you by on a conveyor belt and being able to pick up whatever catches your eye. Unfortunately, not a lot caught our eye after the delicious sushi we had already had at Sushizenmai. We ordered a few things off the menu but then decided this would be a light lunch! In the end, we think it's a good thing that conveyor belt sushi has not really taken off in the States.
After that, we walked through the Omotesando neighborhood... a really nice area of high end shops and little winding alleys full of boutiques. Brian's friend, Eduardo, is thinking of moving here and now we can understand why.
We had our eyes set on a cocktail at the Park Hyatt (famous as the primary location in "Lost in Translation"), so on our way there, we stopped in to a few of the well known department stores in the Shinjuku area: Takashimaya, Isetan, and Tokyu Hands (a bit like Target). In the end, we found ourselves in the food courts of Isetan again wondering which treasure to pick. The choices of beautiful sweet treats are endless! And we don't even really have a sweet tooth!!! Brian had a mini chocolate croissant and I had a bigger croissant-like bun with vanilla cream and strawberries. YUM.
We finally ended up at the Park Hyatt only to find out that the bar (from the movie) wouldn't open until 5pm. So, we just looked around a bit. It looked different than we remembered from the movie, so we are really looking forward to seeing it again when we get back to the States. There was really no "bar" per se - more just an open room with tables with views from the 52nd floor.
We then came to the hotel for our new favorite afternoon activity: a dip in the hot tub and a 45 minute nap! This has been a daily treat for us. We will miss Tokyo ;) After that, we had our final drink in the lobby bar here and headed to dinner at a local spot called Bo. It was described as authentic Japanese food "like your mom would cook it." It did not disappoint. The setting was gorgeous in a modern building tucked down a little alley and the food was delicious: duck and steak kababs, veggies that we grilled on our own table-top charcoal grill, a bit of tempura, and house-made tofu. We left there satisfied that we have tried nearly all the different varieties of food that Tokyo has to offer! It was a great dinner to end our amazing week here.
Brian heads back to NYC today and I'm heading back to Hong Kong for a few days before getting back to Guangzhou and my final work days in China. Colette will (thank goodness!) be in Hong Kong to meet me. I'm excited to still have a friend to travel with though I will miss Brian. It has been an incredible week.
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