The 1st Yoshinoya + 3 more

Ito nga pala yung 1st Yoshinoya na napuntahan namin
on November 2005... hindi ko nakunan ng picture last
time... kaya eto na...

Near Shibuya 109, left wing...


Then, tatawid na sana kami ni Ninya para
mag-lunch pero parang may bumulong sa
akin na tumingin sa may bandang kanan... he he...

At... boom!!! 16th Branch found...
Also near Shibuya 109, but in the right wing...


Then habang papunta na kami sa may
Parco Area... ayan na naman....

Just beside the JR Shibuya Station exit...
17th Branch found...


3 Yoshinoya's and just less than 100 meters apart...

At since Yoshinoya's narin lang ang usapan...
isasama ko na yung 15th Yoshinoya...

Sa may Asakusa din to... so 2 yung Yoshinoya
sa Asakusa... one near the front gate... this one
near the east gate...

Aksidente lang namin na discover ito...
We were supposed to meet Paulo, who
is currently on AOTS...

Usapan kasi namin sa Kaminarimon Gate mag-meet,
kaya lang dun pala siya sa East Gate nanggaling...

Nung tinawagan ko siya... sabi niya may nakita daw
siyang Yoshinoya...
Nasa loob ako ng isang phone booth a few meters
away from another Yoshinoya...
We agreed na dun magkita... :)

After a few minutes... wala parin siya...
Dun namin na-realized namin na magkaibang
Yoshinoya pala yung tinutukoy namin... :P

15th Yoshinoya Branch... East Gate of Sensoji Temple...


He he he... :P

Things to Miss: Yoshinoya

Additional post... :P

I almost forgot... He he... :)
One of my motivations in my business trips to Japan.
To find Yoshinoya branches in the different places that I visit.

http://lostsoulofshinji.blogspot.com/search?q=Yoshinoya

Too bad, it's no longer possible for me to do that.
I would have to settle with the Yoshinoya branch in Park Square 1.

At least for now...
But I would really loved to go back... someday. :)

Tabehodai and Roppongi

Pahabol na post...

February 25, 2006:
Eat All You Can Lunch at Ginza...
Thanks to Jecal for the treat... :)
Sayang at hindi nakasama si Ninya kasi may lagnat... :)

Hilaw na pork...


Hilaw na squid...


Kamay ni Henrison...


Chopsticks ni Jecal...


Isang oras matapos ang pakikipag-sapalaran...


Never been that full before... :P
Ang hirap maglakad... :P
Ang hirap huminga... :P

After the heavy lunch... balik sa Akihabara...
Naglakad-lakad para matunaw ang mga taba...

While searching for the Hibiya Line Station...
Na-ispot-an ko din yung 2nd Yoshinoya sa
Akihabara... just near the Yodobashi Center...



After ko makita ko yung Hibiya Line station...
I went to Roppongi... 10+ stations away...

The 1st thing I saw... "Maman"


"Tokyo Tower" from the 2nd Floor of Hill Side...


The "Mori Tower"...

Hindi na ako pumasok... wala na akong
pera eh... tsaka 7PM narin... I still
need to get ready for the next day's
departure...

Asahi TV Headquarters...


Hill Side Stairs...


Roppongi Hills Arena... Under Construction...


Mori Tower from Asahi TV...


Ropponggi Hills, C and D...


Pagkatapos nito... medyo masakit na talaga
yung kamay ko gawa ng sobrang lamig...
kailangan ng hanapin yung Oedo Line Station...
it should not be that far... pero nasan?

Dahil hindi ko pa naman nakikita yung station...
Nagbakasakali narin ako na makakita ng
isa pang Yoshinoya sa Roppongi... which
I actually did... he he...

Yoshinoya Roppongi Branch...
near Oedo Line Subway Exit


~ The End ~

Akihabara Adventures

Medyo napapadalas yung panonood ko ng
Bleach, 24 Season 5 and Charmed Season 8
Kaya hindi na ako nakakapag-post ng maayos...
Inaabot narin ako ng madaling araw dahil
sa mga palabas na yan... :P

Anyhow... here are the pictures from today...
Here we go again...

Around 10AM in the morning, sa may fire exit
ng 7th floor of Tokyo Inn, this is the first time
na binuksan yung fire exit so I took the chance to
take some pictures...



Habang kumukuha kami ng pictures, may
dumaang eroplano... waaaahhh... it's gonna crash!!!


Oooops... He he he... :P


--- End of Chapter 1 ---

From JR Akihabara Station naglakad kami...

1st stopover: Kanda Myojin Shrine

Shrine Entrance...


Shrine's Guard Dog...


Just kidding... :P

Temple Gate... it is...


The Temple... it is...


Something to do with a lion and a mountain...
right now... that's all I understand...


Ibon sa loob ng cage... :)


Sylvester... nag-aabang sa labas ng cage ng mga ibon... :D


May naabutan pa kaming bagong kasal... :D


Sculptures...


2nd Stopover: Yushima Tenmangu Shrine

Medyo maraming tao... I wonder why they're
gathering here...


3rd Stopover: Yushima Seido



Shrine Entrance...


Shrine of Confucius...


Statue of Confucius... halata ba?


Mga around 2PM, nag-start na kami
mag-hanap ng lugar na makakainan...

Kandagawa River...


The other bridge... zoomed in... :)


Tapos nito naglakad pa ng mga 2+ KM lang...
hanggang sa makarating sa Ochanomizu Station...
Then lakad lakad sa kawalan... hanggang sa...

Tada... 13th Yoshinoya... somewhere sa
Kanda Surugadai 4-Chome


Dito na kami nag-lunch... around 2:30PM... :)

Then walked towards Musical Instruments Area...
Bumili si Ninya ng stand para sa guitar...

Tapos habang naglilibot-libot...

Tada... 14th Yoshinoya... along Meidai Dori...
This seems my lucky day... :D


Masakit na yung mga paa namin pero sige lang,
lakad pa...

We've also come acrossed Meiji University...
This is just one of the buildings...


This is the Liberty Tower of the Meiji Univesity...
Ang mahal siguro mag-aral dito...


4th Stopover: Nicholai-do

An Orthodox church of Byzantine architecture...
built by St. Nicholai from Russia...









A few minutes after namin pumasok...
May mga nagdatingan na ding
photographers and tourists... :|
Taob yung mga camera namin... :(

Umalis na lang din kami since the
church was closed anyway... :D

After this, we started another long
walk back to Akihabara's Electric Town
to check some stuffs... :D

4 Tourist Spots + 2 Yoshinoya's = 1 Hell of a Day...

P.S. My leg hurts pretty bad... :(

Shinjuku Saturday...

Been planning this trip for a week...

Our destination... Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

"One of Tokyo's landmarks with an observatory on the 45th floor. Tokyo Tourist Information Center on the 1st floor of the Main Bldg. #1 is offering volunteer tours." - Tokyo Handy Guide.

But first... we need to find something to eat...
I did some research yesterday...
And actually found what I'm looking for...

Yoshinoya... Shinjuku branch... :)


鶏炭火焼丼 - Barbeque Chicken Bowl


After we had our lunch... we already left
to search for the TMG Building.

Here are some pictures along the way...

The NTT Do Co Mo building...
Do Co Mo - DO COmmunications for the MObile Network.


Wooden walkway...


Micro$oft Hotel Century Southern Tower...


Times Square Shopping Mall...


A Horrible Snowman...


What would you do if you see a huge monkey on the street?


After almost 30 minutes of walking and
taking pictures... Finally

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building...


TMG Main Office...


The "other" building of TMG...


One of the statues in the compound...


Also in the compound...


There are quite a number of people going in
and out of the building... some of them are
foreigners too.

Going up...


Here are some pictures take from above... :)


















There is actually a souvenir shop on the 45th floor
of building #1...


Hand puppet...


Some more shots...


And more...


Yep... that's mount Fuji straight ahead...


Some final shots of Tokyo...






My day won't be complete without...

Yoshinoya... Gotanda branch...


It's my 7th time to eat at Yoshinoya...
I even got a 50Yen discount from Yurakucho
branch last week...


Ate a beef bowl and followed by another pork
bowl... Need to stock for tomorrow morning... :)

Took me 2 hours to complete this entry... :|