Day 16 Tokyo: Tokyo Disneysea

We did a day trip to Tokyo DisneySea. It's so much cheaper than Disneyland. Tickets were around $60. We purchased our tickets through Klook. You can also purchase tickets directly from Disney's website, but I had issues purchasing tickets due to my credit card security and being overseas. 

Everything at the Tokyo Disney Parks is cheaper. We arrived 2 hrs early because they just opened a new themed port, Fantasy Springs, about 6 months ago. At DisneySea, instead of themed lands, they have themed ports. Fantasy Springs required a reservation to visit the port, so we had to go early if we wanted any chance to visit the new port without paying extra. 

The park is amazing and very detailed. The family changing rooms are amazing. Everything is super clean. The atmosphere at DisneySea was different than Disneyland. Even though there were a lot of people, it didn't feel packed. The park closed at 9 pm, but around 7 pm, certain ports were already empty. There were times we thought the park was already closing because nobody was around, and some carts/stalls were already closing down in the less popular ports. It was kind of nice; it felt like you had parts of the park to yourself. The food was okay, but they do have a lot of popcorn flavors. Popcorn is a very popular item, and each cart had its own special popcorn container. We ended up getting Matcha White Chocolate popcorn, which was amazing. 

We're big Disney fans, so it was worth a visit, especially with how cheap everything was. Minnie Mouse ears were around $10-15 compared to $35-45 at Disneyland. My wife bought a bunch. If you have the time, DisneySea is worth a visit. 

Day 15 Asakusa: Kappabashi Kitchen Supply Town, Hie Shrine, Gyukatsu Motomura, Namu Cafe, Luxe Burgers

We were staying near Kappabashi Kitchen Supply Town, so we stopped by to buy some knives and plates. 

On our way to Hie Shrine I noticed a showroom with some exotic vehicles. It just so happened to be Bingo Sports; they weren't open, but they had some pretty rare vehicles. 

For lunch, we tried our luck at Gyukatsu Motomura. There are several locations, but it's usually really busy. We got lucky because there was a short line. I thought it was okay, but my wife loved it. 

We ended up at Harajuku vintage shopping area, just browsing for gift ideas, and stumbled upon the Liberty Walk Store. I picked up a limited-edition hoodie for my brother, and I gotta say it was the highest quality hoodie I had ever laid my hands on. 

My wife saw Namu Cafe and ended up buying a box of macarons. Which were really good by the way. 

As it was getting late, my buddy and I went to visit a liquor store in our area because we were in search of some rare Japanese Whiskey and wanted to get a price point.

On our way back to our Airbnb, we grabbed dinner at Luxe Burgers. I have to say it wasn't that good, and our least favorite thing we ate the entire trip. It was very disappointing, even though the burgers on the menu sounded really good, but fell short. 

That's it for day 15. Tomorrow we head to Disney Tokyo Sea.

Day 14: Leaving Osaka for Asakusa

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Day 14, we left Osaka and headed to Asakusa to spend our last week in Japan. 

Spent most of the day traveling, so we didn't do much exploring. 

Osaka Day 13: Kappa Ramen Hompo, Kuromon Market, 298Premium Namba

Day 13 in Osaka. 

We visited Kappa Ramen Hompo for breakfast, which was really good. 

Our buddy suggested we visit Kuromon Market. I considered it better than Tsukiji Market. It was less crowded, and prices were better. 

Wifey wanted Wagyu for dinner, so we ended up at 298Premium Namba. It was so good. All we ate was Wagyu. I saw they were selling Wagyu at Kuromon Market, and I calculated how much we ate, and they still made money off of us. It was only $27 a person for an all-you-can-eat 100min time limit. I would definitely do it again.