Shibuya Crossing
Friends in Tokyo say it's strange why Shibuya crossing has become a tourist attraction. You'd see there a bunch of tourists taking selfies as people cross the street. Strangely enough despite the huge number of people crossing, it's not an ire to walk along and everything is still in an ever orderly Japanese manner.
Hachiko
Right next to the crossing is the statue of the famous "Hachiko". Sorry for being such a tourist and posing next to him.
First time Izakaya
After quick snaps, my friend and I headed to an Izakaya where we drank and dined for a good 3-hours. These Izakayas in Japan are sort of like buffet gastro-pubs where you order ala-carte style and is given an amount of time to stay in a restaurant.
He introduced me to edamame (young soybeans) which is quite common as an appetizer in Japan. You don't eat the whole thing! Just pop out the beans inside and discard the pod. I liked it a lot! Good texture and flavor from the salt. My favorite version was the one in Asakusa which was wasabi flavored.
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| Edamame with salt |
