thanks for today

my pedometer app thingy that is on my phone didn't track my steps, so I only had 14! WT?!

Tuesday, I met up with my Aunty and her husband to take them to Yoyogi Park where we saw the early blooming sakura (kawazuzakura, I think)

only 10 trees here, but they were pretty, have brought V here in the past

And then to the Eastern Palace Gardens which you enter from the Otemon Gate.

You need to get your bags checked but it goes pretty quickly

They also had some other early blooming sakura varieties

Lunch was across the street under the Palace Hotel at Inataya

We were with the salarymen (office worker) crowd, so orders are taken quickly and food also comes out rather quickly

The coating on the outside was a little thicker than most tempura you see in Japan, it had been awhile since I’d had sweet potato tempura, so ono!

The food was good and prices reasonable..1580 yen (tax included)

After lunch, Aunty's husband went back to the hotel, because Aunty wanted to go to Nippori to buy fabric, the last time I was here was in 2018

And then we went across to Yanaka to have something sweet at Waguriya.

This shop has 17000 tsubo (13 acres) of chestnut trees in Kasama, Ibaraki!

This mont blanc was different because it was only chestnut purée nothing underneath! and the gateau chocolat was decadent and rich…delicious 2500 yen (tax included)

I was very disappointed and shocked with the two East Asian women sitting next to us though, photographing/videographing their desserts, smooshing it up with their spoons while photographing/videographing then not eating it at all! grr!

Tokyo People (maybe) in Yoyogi Park

not Tokyo People...snoring loudly while we took photos of the beautiful camellia tree next to him...look at the big Asahi beer next to him too!

I haven't seen that size beer for many years...

Tokyo furry one! real! at Yanaka

It was nice to spend time with family.

Thanks for today

Inataya

1-1-1 Palace Building B1

Chiyoda, Tokyo

Closed: Sundays

Hours: 11:00-14:30 (lunch), 17:00-22:00 (dinner on Wednesdays only)

Waguriya

3-9-14 Yanaka

Taito, Tokyo

Closed Mondays

Hours: 11:00-17:30