Alice in a Dancing Land Cafe in Shibuya

So while my friend and I were shopping in the Shibuya area inside the PARCO mall, I got really hungry and was looking for a place to eat. We saw at the shopping mall floor guide that there was a Alice in Wonderland themed cafe nearby so we decided to check it out. It is located in this little street off to the left side of the PARCO mall in Bershka in the basement level. 

Genki Sushi in Shibuya

So while I was researching on a good sushi Japanese restaurant to eat at in Tokyo, I came across this famous one called "Genki Sushi" located in Shibuya. I wanted to be able to experience eating authentic sushi made in Japan but I also didn't want to spend too much money either. Genki Sushi was the perfect place as you can eat all the sushi you want from 100 yen to less than 500 yen for a plate. I also saw many blog reviews and youtube videos online and it looked like an interesting place to visit. 

Genki but not so genki face for the logo of the restaurant, lol. 

So what makes this place so special and unique other than the cheap sushi? You get to order your sushi from this computer screen and it gets delivered to you on this moving board. It's sort of like those Japanese restaurants with the revolving conveyor belt where the plates come out rotating around in a circle and you have to pick it up. This one actually delivers the plate right to you at your seat. You can also choose to have the sushi with or without wasabi for each plate. And you can choose to sit at the counter seat with the plates delivered to you on a moving board or sit at an actual table where the waitress bring the food to you. 

Some of the food I ordered. Didn't take a picture of every different plate I ordered because I was having a rather late dinner that day and I was too hungry for food! XD

I was sooooooo full by the end of the night I could barely even move, lol! I would definitely come back to this restaurant again. I also wanted to try their awesome desserts on the menu but my stomach couldn't handle any more food! XD

Here's a video I recorded at the restaurant. You can also play a paper, rock, scissors game and if you win you can get 20% off your entire bill! 

This restaurant is really popular that it even has branches in Hong Kong, China, and United States. You can find out more about the restaurant and locations on its official website: http://www.genkisushi.co.jp/en/travelers/

Map of how to get to the Shibuya location. It is actually located really close to the Forever 21 store and really easy to find! 

Shibuya: 109, Forever 21, Marui One & Seibu

SHIBUYA! My most favourite place to go to in Tokyo. In fact I went there about 5-6 times during my entire trip. There is just about everything in Shibuya...food, shopping, entertainment. I can literally spend days here and not get bored because there's so much to see and so many things to do! I didn't even get to explore Shibuya fully of the 5-6 times I've been there because I was basically going to the same places or staying within the same area each time. Next time I'd like to go further out in Shibuya into those little corner streets and explore the little special unique shops. =)

The very first place I went to in Shibuya was visit the Shibuya 109 mall and I don't know if I'd ever want to go back there again as I have quite mixed feelings about the place. How do I put it? It just simply wasn't what I have expected it to be from all the things I have read and seen on TV about the place. It was quite a rather disappointment or not so pleasant experience for me. I did not really like the fashion they had at the shops inside the mall and I also found the mall to be too cluttered and crowded to shop. I only spend about 2 hours at the mall and I was literally done shopping there without buying a single thing, lol. Perhaps I maybe would have enjoyed shopping at this place if I came here a few years ago and if I was a few years younger. But I guess it would still be a worth checking out spot for anyone going to Tokyo for the first time as it is one of the most popular tourist spots to visit. Just don't have too much high expectations about it like I did I guess and you'll probably like it more if you are into "gyaru fashion". XD

The famous Shibuya crossing and Starbucks and Tsutaya! Oh, I'll never get sick of looking at this view and the busy crowd of people crossing the road from all directions. I'm still so amazed by the fact that you never get run over or pushed by people with the amount of people walking on this road everyday. 

Forever 21 store in Shibuya. It has 4 floors and it's quite big. But I didn't really buy much there other than two skirts and a t-shirt and a few basic cardigans. 

MARUI CITY SHIBUYA! I actually didn't get to go shop inside here and I regret not doing so as I think I would have enjoyed shopping here more than at Shibuya 109. I did however shop at the MARUI JAM Shibuya mall (which I forgot to take a picture of) located in the same area though. The MARUI mall has a lot of department stores that sell the latest Japanese fashion and household items. There are a number of branches located all over Tokyo. You can find a list of all their branches and locations on their official site: http://www.0101.co.jp/stores/language/en/

Seibu! Found almost everywhere in Tokyo. Didn't go into the one in Shibuya as I already went to the one in Ikebukuro. 

Shibuya on my very last day of my trip. The street is so empty because I was there so early in the morning! They decorated the entrance of the Shibuya 109 mall with Halloween decorations as it was getting close to Halloween. Too bad I didn't stay until Halloween during my trip, it would have been interesting to see people dress up in Tokyo!

And at last the Shibuya station that I have walked in and out of so many times. I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of the famous statue dog (Hachiko) right outside from the station! I did record it on video though. Here are two videos I recorded of Shibuya posted on my instagram. Video 1 and video 2. Rewatching the videos make me miss Tokyo and Shibuya so much that I can't wait to go back! T_T 

Funny story/experience: So on my very first time to Shibuya, which was literally on the first official day I went out after landing in Tokyo where I got scouted by one of those street fashion photographers. I walked out from Shibuya station and was about to go toward the Shibuya crossing to cross the street and a Japanese woman with a DSLR camera approached me kept saying something about "shashin" (photo) in Japanese. Initially, I have thought she was asking me if I could help her take a picture in which I said ok and looked behind her to see who/where she wanted me to take a picture of and I was even waiting for her to hand over her camera to me. But then she shook her head and pointed at me which got me confused and I was like, "me? you want to take a picture of me?" and she nodded and said something in Japanese along the lines of fashion and photo. I then responded in Japanese, "kekkou desu, arigatou!" (No, thank you!) and started walking as fast as I can before she chases me down, LOL! I did not expect to get approached by some fashion photographer asking to take pictures of me and I was feeling quite embarrassed as I was standing the middle of Shibuya and there was SO MANY people that I did not want to stand there and stir public attention, especially in a foreign country when I was alone all by myself. XD