blazing foodie day in nakameguro

After the kraziness of cherry blossom season, I wanted to explore Nakameguro in peace...

It was blazing, I think the weather people said our temps are July temps..eep!

The shade from the cherry trees was very nice!

I bought some bread and a tuna sandwich from Tolo Pan Tokyo.

The tuna sandwich was in an onion bun...with a little lettuce and tomato...delicious.

I also went to Green Bean to Bar Chocolate and bought us some pudding to try.

Um, when these were packed in the box there was no cover, not even plastic wrap!

While these were delicious, creamy and rich, I think they need to invest in covers for sanitary purposes...

There are cafes that I want to check out, I'll be back!

Tolo Pan Tokyo
3-14-3 Higashiyama
Meguro, Tokyo
Phone: 03.3794.7106
Closed Tuesdays
Hours: 7:00-19:00

Green Bean to Bar Chocolate
2-16-11 Aobadai
Meguro, Tokyo
Phone: 03.5728.6420
Closed Wednesdays
Hours: 11:00-21:00

sakura walk(s) (sakurazaka & meguro river)

Sunday started out cloudy and cold...we went to check out Sakurazaka which was almost in full bloom.

The area near Tamagawa wasn't quite ready, so hopefully I'll be able to go sometime this week.

As dusk approached we went to check out the light up of the Meguro River.

It was pretty! (photo by Satoshi)

We stayed around the Ikejiri-Ohashi Station area because we knew the area closer to the Nakameguro Station would be krazy.

Today is the start of a new fiscal year and also a new era will be named.

The emperor will "retire" at the end of April and the Crown Prince will become the new Emperor at the start of May...to read more about this check out the article here.

Hope to get in more sakura spots this week, hope you aren't getting sick of all these sakura posts.

sakura walk(s) (chidorigafuchi, nakameguro & toritsu university)

Yesterday, it was still overcast and cold.

We started out at the Chidorigafuchi moat area...walking down Daikancho-dori then crossing over to Kitanomaru Park then coming back around through the Chidorigafuchi Green Way.

There were a lot of row boats out and about.

It was so pretty to see and even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't totally packed.

We also checked out the Meguro River starting out at Ikejiri-Ohashi and walking down towards Nakameguro.

FYI: The closer you get to Nakameguro, the more crowded it will be.

It was nice to see but enjoyed the area near Ikejiri-Ohashi best.

After going home and resting a bit, we went to Toritsu University Station to check out their illumination instead of braving the crowds to see the light up of Meguro River near Nakameguro.

Apparently, this area only started lighting up their cherry blossoms last year, so it wasn't crowded.

It also started to rain while we were there.

We hope the rain will stop so we can get out and about tomorrow.