I’ve been there twice, hehe.
And wow, everyone’s saying OS is really cheap.
Someone on Threads said the OS in Asakusa was cheaper, but Ueno was actually cheaper.
I was so annoyed.
On my last day, I dragged my suitcase all the way to Asakusa just to buy it, and then came to Ueno to look around.
Turns out the thing I wanted was cheaper in Ueno.
I came in thinking I was going to prove I got a good deal, but instead I was just super annoyed. Really frustrating.
And I even stocked up. The staff said it was okay!
Honestly, I’d just tell everyone to go with whatever’s convenient.
You don’t need to keep checking what other people say.
But then if you don’t go, you worry you’ll regret it.
Such an annoying feeling.
Maybe people will think I’m being cheap, but I’m still young haha, so of course I want to save a little money.
Is that an excuse? Yeah, totally.
But yeah, Ameyoko is actually pretty fun to shop around.
There are lots of drugstores, capsule toy machines, and a really big Uniqlo.
It’s kind of an important hub too.
Still, it somehow felt just a tiny bit past its prime. I don’t know why, it just didn’t feel quite as lively as I expected.
Ameyoko Shopping Street | Review by PEIYU
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Monkey D. Luffy Statue
With over 500 million copies in circulation worldwide as of 2020, ONE PIECE has become one of Japan’s most iconic manga series.
It was raining that day. I hope I can collect all of the ONE PIECE statues someday!
There was also a handprint below it, and my hand is tiny.
When I put my hand on it, theirs was way bigger than mine. But I don’t have a photo, so I’m not sure if I deleted it... so sad. I was taking photos nonstop the whole trip in Japan.
Maybe because it was raining, I got to take a good photo with Luffy~
But honestly, I like Levi more.
I don’t know why, but I couldn’t find anything here about Attack on Titan in Hita, only Oita...
Whenever I see Luffy doing this pose, it makes me want to copy it too hahaha. Do everyone’s photos end up with the same pose? -
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Kushida Shrine
This head shrine is said to have been built in the 8th century. Residents in Hakata call it “Okushida san.” Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival declares the arrival of summer to the City of Hakata in July, and is dedicated to this shrine.
Honestly, I don’t really remember much about this place. I basically only came because everyone said it’s famous and that you should visit, hahaha.
It was definitely unique, but what I liked was... was it the crane? I thought it was really delicate.
And there was also one with huge nostrils.
Uh, is saying that going to offend anyone?
But the komainu really did have super big nostrils, and it was so cute.
Don’t you think it’s kind of hilarious?
I’m calling it the "broken dog." -
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Mizuki Shigeru Road
Mizuki Shigeru Road was established in 1993. The 800-meter-long street from Sakaiminato Station to the Mizuki Shigeru Museum is lined with 177 bronze yokai sculptures.
I seriously, absolutely loved this street.
I kept taking photos the whole way. I wasn’t even planning to stay that long, but I ended up spending the entire afternoon here. It was so awesome.
There were so many works on display? I guess that’s how I’d say it.
This is where I have to talk about my iPhone for a second.
The new feature lets you cut things out and turn them into stickers.
It works especially well with these.
Hahaha I seriously loved it.
And it feels so fun, don’t you think?
There are sarcastic ones.
There are dramatic slap-reaction ones.
There are goofy ones too.
And a ton of stunned-looking ones.
I can even tell stories with these pictures hahaha. If you’re interested, follow my IG.
If this gets more than 10 likes, I’ll post my IG hahaha (probably).
Also, I’m not very good with punctuation.
I honestly don’t really know how to break things into paragraphs with periods. -
