Sushi-Dai at 6 AM. Hi!
I’ve never eaten sushi at 6 AM in the morning, nor have I ever eaten sushi at a fish market. At Tsukiji fish market, workers drive their little electric carts all over the place but in an ironic flow similar to watching schools of fish swim underwater amongst each other. We got to the small Sushi-Dai restaurant by 5:15 AM and there already was a large line. Their competitor, only two stalls down, had a similar line. Taeko wasn’t feeling really good and we encouraged her to go home. After an hour and a half, we were finally seated.
Yes, it was as good as it looks
I’ve wanted to each sushi here even before I thought of planning my trip to Japan. The first sushi I ate was the fatty tuna which really did just dissolve in my mouth -- it was so tender and fresh. Not only did all the sushi taste good, they also looked good. I was concerned at first that I wouldn’t have enough (11 pieces), but by the end, I was quite content. Was it worth it? Well, not if all you’re doing is eating sushi here; though, it’s definitely worth the experience and is some of the best sushi deals in Tokyo.
After breakfast, Shawn and I got a taxi back to his place. I fell passed out within a few minutes of sitting in the cab and didn’t wake up until I got to Shawn’s place. Before I didn’t feel sleepy but I guess I really was! To no surprise, back at Shawn’s place, we both immediately fell asleep from being awake at least 20 hours.
Chef prepares a plate for curry
Around 3:30 PM, we went out to eat Japanese curry for lunch. I’ve eaten Japanese curry several times in the US and have a feeling for what that tastes like there. By far, the pork cutlet curry dish I had in Japan was far better than any of the times I had that dish in the US. The best part of the dish was the breading on the cutlets -- light but with a delicate taste. In fact, thinking of it makes me want some right now!
After lunch Shawn drove us to Shibuya to a department store because he needed an ironing board. The ironing board he bought had the shape of a human torso as the board. Why aren’t they all like that? After the department store, shawn asked me what I wanted to do. I didn’t really know.
Rainbow bridge
He felt bad for not doing anything on a Saturday so we drove out to Odaiba via the Rainbow Bridge. From all the pictures I’ve seen of the Rainbow Bridge, it shows it colorfully lit. When we crossed it, I didn’t even realize we were crossing it. From a far, it reminded me of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Odaiba is a fairly new area with lots of shopping. It was perfect because something I needed to do is to buy souvenirs for friends back in Alona.
Mannequins in store window
There were a ton of little souvenir gimmick shops and some pretty unique shops as well. You learn though all the souvenir gimmick shops sell the same things and get boring after a while. I ended up buying only one little Japanese folding fan. The most interesting shop though was FrancFranc which sells well designed household items. I found a nice travel toothbrush holder that I’ve looked for my whole time abroad. At around 8 PM, we decided to head back to Shawn’s and find a place to eat dinner.
We walked from Shawn’s to a nice little Italian tapas type place. It was a nice change of pace as we had a few glasses of wine and several nice little dishes. One of my favorites was a fish carpaccio. After dinner we decided to find a club somewhere to experience a little more Japanese nightlife.
We went to Shabuya at around midnight to check out some clubs Shawn had in mind. One of the two clubs in mind had a really long line and the other one had no line (Club Atom). Should we stay? We had a hard time deciding if we should go to Roppongi but eventually decided to go to Club Atom. Cover charge was expensive -- $35 USD -- so you really couldn’t shop around for the right club.
Dancing to the beats of DJ Ozawa
Inside, there were several rooms with different music in each. We settled in the House music room which was a little slow at first. It took a few weak drinks of Jack and Coke to loosen up. One DJ though, DJ Ozawa, really got the crowd moving and had this “I am cool worship me” mentality about him. When another DJ replaced him though, the crowd slowed down and Shawn and I went to the main room of the venue. In the main room, DJ Ozawa was mixing to his church of followers which were really into his trance. By 3:30 AM, we were tired and took a taxi back to Shawn’s.
- jason
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