On the 3rd day of our trip, we decided to take it slow. We hung out at Moomin cafe one more time, trying to get clearer pictures.
Yona had tea with a male Moomin. She ordered the 4-cheese roll, the roll I had yesterday.
My turn to pose for the photo.
The girl moomin with hair was so cute. Nobody was sitting with her :(
During our walk to the steakhouse, we saw a cute pet store with the cuest French Bull Dog. We asked the salesperson to take her out so we could play with her, she was so cute!
Yona treated me to lunch at a Matsuzaka steakhouse... the best beef, supposed to be superior to Kobe beef as well.
It was a really small, upstairs restaurant that only seated about 10 people.
"Matsusaka beef is produced from virgin female cows born in Hyōgo Prefecture chiefly, The cows are raised in the quiet, serene area surrounding Matsusaka between the Kumozu River to the north and Miyagawa River to the south. Only female wagyu are raised in Matsusaka, where they are fed plenty of fodder, as well as tofu lees and ground wheat. When they have no appetite, they are fed beer to stimulate their eating, and they also receive regular massages with straw brushes after being sprayed with shōchū and are taken for daily afternoon walks. Soothing music is played to the cattle to "calm" them and promote better quality Beef."
It's like these female cows live in a day spa, with the soft music, regular massages and beer and sake. :) We're talking intensely fatty beef in the best possible way!
This was my lunch set, served teppan-yaki style ($50 for that slice!). It was undoubtedly the best beef I've ever eaten in my life. Beats any cow cheek or Kobe beef I've had, hands down.
Downstairs from the steakhouse was a little stand that sold croquettes using the leftover beef. Yona and I really wanted to try some by the line was too long.
Afterwards, Yona and I started our long walk to the Ghibli museum, stopping to take pictures with anything cute we saw on the street, like this Christmas tree. There were so many Christmas decorations up in the city already.
Finally we arrived at the park area that leads to the Ghibli museum.
All parks in Japan are used as mass evacuation sites in case of emergency.
It was a very green park.
Almost there! 300m to go...
Getting excited.
Finally we are greeted by Totoro at the ticket booth.
We were an hour and a half early from our reserved entry time so we kicked it at a Lawson's and picked up some Yona beer. Just kidding. We bought ice cream and sat at the park, watching the little kids bike around.
Finally we are in! We weren't allowed to take pictures insde, but we were allowed to take pics outside. Inside we saw a lot of very cool exhibits, showing the history and science of animations. There was also a mock-up of an animation studio complete with sketches, story boards and reference material. It was pretty overwhelming to witness what goes behind the scenes on making one of his movies!
This glass staircase overlooked the courtyard.
After that, we took the subway home. This was the longest escalator I've ever seen, literally like 5 stories worth of escalators in one long stretch!!
We were so tired afterwards that we went back to the hotel to rest/nap.
When we mustered enough energy, we headed back to Tokyo Dome City to do some shopping and exploring.
The arcade had a "dog-walking" game... it's a treadmill with a fake dog in front. Seriously, they think of everything!
I was so tempted to play their games... the prizes were so cute!
Yona had tea with a male Moomin. She ordered the 4-cheese roll, the roll I had yesterday.
My turn to pose for the photo.
The girl moomin with hair was so cute. Nobody was sitting with her :(
During our walk to the steakhouse, we saw a cute pet store with the cuest French Bull Dog. We asked the salesperson to take her out so we could play with her, she was so cute!
Yona treated me to lunch at a Matsuzaka steakhouse... the best beef, supposed to be superior to Kobe beef as well.
It was a really small, upstairs restaurant that only seated about 10 people.
"Matsusaka beef is produced from virgin female cows born in Hyōgo Prefecture chiefly, The cows are raised in the quiet, serene area surrounding Matsusaka between the Kumozu River to the north and Miyagawa River to the south. Only female wagyu are raised in Matsusaka, where they are fed plenty of fodder, as well as tofu lees and ground wheat. When they have no appetite, they are fed beer to stimulate their eating, and they also receive regular massages with straw brushes after being sprayed with shōchū and are taken for daily afternoon walks. Soothing music is played to the cattle to "calm" them and promote better quality Beef."
It's like these female cows live in a day spa, with the soft music, regular massages and beer and sake. :) We're talking intensely fatty beef in the best possible way!
This was my lunch set, served teppan-yaki style ($50 for that slice!). It was undoubtedly the best beef I've ever eaten in my life. Beats any cow cheek or Kobe beef I've had, hands down.
Downstairs from the steakhouse was a little stand that sold croquettes using the leftover beef. Yona and I really wanted to try some by the line was too long.
Afterwards, Yona and I started our long walk to the Ghibli museum, stopping to take pictures with anything cute we saw on the street, like this Christmas tree. There were so many Christmas decorations up in the city already.
Finally we arrived at the park area that leads to the Ghibli museum.
All parks in Japan are used as mass evacuation sites in case of emergency.
It was a very green park.
Almost there! 300m to go...
Getting excited.
Finally we are greeted by Totoro at the ticket booth.
We were an hour and a half early from our reserved entry time so we kicked it at a Lawson's and picked up some Yona beer. Just kidding. We bought ice cream and sat at the park, watching the little kids bike around.
Finally we are in! We weren't allowed to take pictures insde, but we were allowed to take pics outside. Inside we saw a lot of very cool exhibits, showing the history and science of animations. There was also a mock-up of an animation studio complete with sketches, story boards and reference material. It was pretty overwhelming to witness what goes behind the scenes on making one of his movies!
This glass staircase overlooked the courtyard.
After that, we took the subway home. This was the longest escalator I've ever seen, literally like 5 stories worth of escalators in one long stretch!!
We were so tired afterwards that we went back to the hotel to rest/nap.
When we mustered enough energy, we headed back to Tokyo Dome City to do some shopping and exploring.
The arcade had a "dog-walking" game... it's a treadmill with a fake dog in front. Seriously, they think of everything!
I was so tempted to play their games... the prizes were so cute!
1 comments:
so you DID go to ghibli museum! hahah did u buy anymore blankets? aww it looks so sunny and nice there~ wow the beef. i wish my life was like the cows, cept i wouldnt want to be slaughtered lol. the REAL happy cows come from there!! ahh the moomins are so cute~ why do you guys take pictures with the same ones?
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