The next day was our last full day in Tokyo, and had a day planned with something for everyone. We started off at Tokyo Dome, which is the home of the Tokyo Giants baseball team. We sadly were not able to catch a baseball game (missed it by one day) but were there to visit the batting and pitching cages. There’s quite a few of these around Tokyo where for a few hundred yen you can choose an automated system to pitch you a few balls at a given speed. These are popular among locals, as baseball is quite a popular sport in Japan. Mr ShelleyB had a go at the batting, with limited success. ShelleyB-son decided to forego the batting but had a crack at the pitching. We then played a VR shooting style game at the local amusement park, which saw ShelleyB son finish 3rd which considering the story and instructions were in Japanese we thought was fairly good.
Next up was Kappabashi kitchen tools street near Asakusa, which was packed. We came away with some ramen bowls and spoons, and although we could have bought more things decided against the challenge of getting too many breakables home.
At the end of the day finished with “electric town” in Akihabara where ShelleyB-son enjoyed looking at games and anime, and having a go at some retro games, including a table sized Pong. More gacha were purchased at Gachapon Hall.
As it was Friday, traditionally for our family, that’s pizza night. So I had booked a pizza place in Roppingi, Pizzakaya, mainly as it had an online menu and I could be certain that it had pepperoni pizza, which is ShelleyB-son’s favourite. Sadly though the pizza was only ok and the atmosphere disappointing as it appeared mainly the domain of ex-pat Americans. And the ones in that night were very loud and kind of rude. It was also the most expensive place we ate during the trip, with drinks in particular quite a bit pricier than the average for Tokyo.
Despite the slight disappointment with dinner, we had an excellent day, before returning to the hotel to start packing for our trip home.
Next up was Kappabashi kitchen tools street near Asakusa, which was packed. We came away with some ramen bowls and spoons, and although we could have bought more things decided against the challenge of getting too many breakables home.
At the end of the day finished with “electric town” in Akihabara where ShelleyB-son enjoyed looking at games and anime, and having a go at some retro games, including a table sized Pong. More gacha were purchased at Gachapon Hall.
As it was Friday, traditionally for our family, that’s pizza night. So I had booked a pizza place in Roppingi, Pizzakaya, mainly as it had an online menu and I could be certain that it had pepperoni pizza, which is ShelleyB-son’s favourite. Sadly though the pizza was only ok and the atmosphere disappointing as it appeared mainly the domain of ex-pat Americans. And the ones in that night were very loud and kind of rude. It was also the most expensive place we ate during the trip, with drinks in particular quite a bit pricier than the average for Tokyo.
Despite the slight disappointment with dinner, we had an excellent day, before returning to the hotel to start packing for our trip home.
