Getting Hungry

The sun was setting and we were getting hungry.  After flying for 8 hours, on the limo bus to the hotel another hour, walking around another 2 hours, we needed FOOD.
Susan heard of this terrific tonkatsu restaurant in the area so we asked the officer at the koban (police box) and he gave us directions.  We both agreed, this is the BEST tonkatsu ever!  And having tried this dish at many places, Maisen Tonkatsu is tops!

Walking back out to Omotesando, we marvel at  how quiet and safe the streets of Tokyo are.


Below, more food and beverage.  Can you tell I was hungry?

Rewind

Finally downloaded the photos from my phone.  So these are a little out of order but, no one but I knows this...
Don't we all wish we could fly like this---empty seats around us!  As if...this is an empty plane because we had priority boarding.  Every seat was filled.  I lucked-out with seat-mates and got a nice older Japanese couple returning home.  Quiet, stayed in their seats, no trouble!

Got into Narita a little ahead of schedule.  Limo bus to Shinagawa and right onto the Yamanote train to Harajuku.

It was late afternoon as we walked Harajuku.  I was looking for the Harajuku I had known and loved 25+ years ago...it no longer exists.

Here is the new face of Harajuku, all mirrors, chrome and glass:  the Tokyu Plaza.   What a change!  Even walked over the bridge/walkway over Omotesando and didn't recognize the street.  If it wasn't for the trees down the center median, I wouldn't have recognized the place.  Gone are the little boutiques and coffee shops.  Gone are the cute creative store fronts, each vying for "craziest on Omotesando".  Even the old Hanae Mori building was lost among the chrome and glass.  Sorry, that is the only way I can think to describe the storefronts. The original charm of the area, which used to be part residential and part commercial is what I liked.