We woke up later than normal and enjoyed some leisure time before checking out of our hotel to head to Okayama station. We took a bullet train to Tokyo station, which took about 250 minutes in total. After arriving in Tokyo, we transferred to a Chuo line train to Shinjuku station. During the ride, I got myself an Ekiben (Train station Bento). It was simply amazing for the price I paid (under $13 CAD).
Our last hotel for this trip was located about 10-15 minutes away. It's in Kabukicho, which is the red light district of Shinjuku. I was worried about hecklers from previous experience, but since it was early (and the hotel being located away from most of the clubs), it was a relatively quiet walk. The hotel was relatively modern, and our rooms were located on the second floor. I noticed that there were a lot of foreigners in this hotel, compared to the other hotels we used in the past.
After checking in, we went to find Ichiran, a ramen place where you eat in booths so that you can focus on the flavour, rather than the environment. We were lucky in that there was no line up, though it became instantly busy once we purchased our meal tickets.
After ramen, we went to a conveyor belt sushi place called Uobei. It reminded me of Muten Kurazushi, except there's no conveyor belts in the premise sushi for you to pick up. Everything is ordered via touchscreen and sent via a conveyor belt. Pretty cheap and decent.
After our second meal, we ventured to Akihabara, and specifically Yodabashi to walk off the food that we ate. Yodabashi is one of my favorite department stores to visit due to the vast amount of technology/gadgets and gundams! I didn't buy any from Japan this time around, but it's always nice to see the new kits. Afterwards, it was back to our hotel after stopping by a convenience store to shop for breakfast.
We will be meeting our relatives tomorrow.
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