When we were in Odaiba last Christmas holiday, we weren't able to explore a lot of the area. This time around, I planned a whole day to explore this man-made island in Tokyo Bay. After we visited Risupia Museum in Panasonic Center, we took the train again just one stop over to visit TeamLab Tokyo exhibition. Before that, we walked over to the Decks mall to have lunch.
Notice the white cardigan I was wearing? That's Miss Kiki's that she didn't want to wear nor carry. So apparently I can snug into a size 8Y. Hahaha...
We got off at Tokyo Teleport Station and crossed the Teleport Bridge.
We had katsu for lunch at Wako located on the 5th floor of the mall. Miss Kiki chose the kids meal and grandma and I chose a set menu each. This was the time that Miss Kiki and grandma got introduced to furikake. They really liked it and immediately bought some after we left the restaurant.
After lunch we spent some time at Daiso at the Decks mall. Miss Kiki and grandma bought a bunch of furikake to take home. This Daiso is quite large and well organized. It was much more pleasant to shop in compared to the one we went to in Harajuku.
After shopping Miss Kiki requested dots ice cream, so we bought her a cup and sat at the deck outside enjoying the nice weather with the famous Rainbow Bridge in the view.
After the ice cream finished, we headed out towards Toyota Mega Web complex where the TeamLab exhibition was located. Just in time, I realised that Miss Kiki's white sweater was missing! I wasn't wearing it anymore, and it wasn't in any of our bags. I then went back up to the restaurant, to Daiso, the deck, and finally found it at the ice cream place. They had kept it at the back and I had to ask about it. Neither of the people I talked to in those places spoke English. Again, Japanese lessons came to the rescue!
When we reached Toyota Mega Web it was close to sunset. The sky was clear and the air was nice.
We followed the signs toward the teamLab only to find that they were..... SOLD OUT!
Miss Kiki was disappointed, of course, but she quickly told herself to have fun anyway and searched for something else to do. She is quite amazing like that. We went to Mega Web Ride Studio, signed her up for a driving lesson, and walked around the Toyota museum while waiting for her appointment time.
Finally it was Miss Kiki's lesson time! We bought a ticket from the vending machine and waited at the meeting point. Someone came to greet us and led us to the beginner lesson area.
She was assigned this yellow Toyota, equipped with forward and backward transmissions, gas and break pedals, as well as turning signals. She was taught the basic operations and had a couple of practice rounds. At the end, she was tested on her new skills and obtained her provisional license.
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| Showing off her beginner's license. |
Once she obtained her provisional license, she was allowed to drive in a bigger course. We bought another ticket at the vending machine and went to the large course area.
They took a photo for her proper license and have her wait for her car to arrive... This time she was assigned a blue Toyota. She drove the course a few times around. The course was equipped with traffic lights, zebra crosses, as well as real human traffic controller. The car is equipped with a cctv and it is displayed on the tv in the waiting area. She did have a lot of fun!
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| Driver's license! |
We were tired after this driving lesson so we headed back to Shibuya by train. This time we had to change trains somewhere in between.
Miss Kiki requested Sushi Zanmai again for dinner, so we obliged. She ate so much sushi that evening while grandma was stuck with tempura.
We also bought her this Hachiko taiyaki from Mega DonQ.
On the way back to the hotel I spotted these St. Bernards on the street. They were so well behaved, a lot of people were surrounding them and taking photos and videos.
So that was our first day back in Tokyo after visiting Fuji and Hakone. Please stay tuned for the final post of this series!
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