kita-shinagawa

On the last day of Golden Week, we went to check out the Kita-Shinagawa area.

When I think of Tokyo, I think of skyscrapers and neon, sensory overload.

Kind of like Osaka but more crowded...we are slowly finding “the not so crowded” areas, like where the old Tokaido road is located, one of the main roads that lead to Nihonbashi, the center of Tokyo.

This is also where they park the yakatabune (large low boats that are used to sightsee the area especially at night).

It was neat seeing old alongside of modern.

Along the old Tokaido Road (which is now a shopping arcade) is Kaido Coffee.

We stopped in to check our maps and also to get some coffee.

A bit pricey but I enjoyed the coffee and atmosphere.

Another thing we’ve been noticing is that every area has their own shopping arcades.

Unlike Osaka, these shopping arcades do not have rooftops or covering and are thriving!

Some shopping arcades in Osaka that we’ve seen were barely hanging on.

There are many rivers that lead out towards the ocean so there are many bridges too.

This one was near Ebara Shrine.

We didn't walk the whole old Tokaido road, but will eventually do so.

Since it was lunch time, we went to nearby Tennozu Isle, where Satoshi works, and stumbled on this baseball field.

And I've posted about this before...they play two games both on the same field...dangerous yeah?!

There weren't too many shops open on Tennozu Isle because of Golden Week and because it is mainly an office area, luckily Salvatore Cuomo was...they actually have many shops around Japan and we've had our anniversary dinner there many moons ago.

we shared this Bismark pizza, topped with creamy mozzarella, an oozy egg, ham & asparagus.

And this Amatriciana.

Love the food here, and we also won some free food with their scratch off card game, so we'll definitely be back.

More bridges...

They are incorporating these British-looking taxis for the Olympics in 2020, so you'll see more and more of these in the future.

Random, but this camouflage tree was cool too.

It was nice to check out areas close to where we are.

Hope you enjoyed our adventures during Golden Week.

Kaido Coffee
2-3-7 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa, Tokyo
Phone: 03.6433.0906
Closed Tuesdays
Hours: 10:30-17:00 (Mondays), 10:30-20:00 (Wednesdays-Fridays), 10:00-19:00 (Saturdays-Sundays)

Salvatore Cuomo
2-2-4 Higashi Shinagawa, Tennozu First Tower
Shinagawa, Tokyo
Phone: 03.5462.9765
Hours: Mondays-Fridays 11:30-15:00, 17:00-23:00, Saturdays-Sundays 11:30-23:00