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Hey everyone,
On our last free day, a lot of people did a lot of things. Since Sander and Merel, the people writing this story for you, did different things, both stories will be told.
In the morning, Merel decided to explore the area around the hostel. She, and many of us, still had to buy some souvenirs, and wanted to check out some stores. It can be said that this venture was quite successful.
After enjoying some conveyor belt sushi and freshening up, it was time for a tea experience. In a small, fancy teahouse, the staff prepared 6 different Japanese green teas. Whilst this may sound very boring, learning how the different types of teas and preparation methods change the taste was very interesting and tasty.
Sander’s day looked quite different, he started the morning heading towards a capybara café with Twan, unfortunately they found out that you had to reserve a seat 2 weeks in advance, so they travelled for an hour for nothing. After this Sander went to some Japanese knife stores with Mathijs and Twan. Mathijs and Twan both bought kitchen knifes to bring back home.
Afterwards, it was time for Merel to enjoy a 12-course Wagyu dinner. Each course was better than the previous, and the stat of the show was a beautiful piece of Wagyu. The experience was amazing, and it was the best meal ever.
In the afternoon we went to the most popular fish market in Japan to try some fresh fish. The fish and sushi that we ate here was by far the best fish any of us had ever had and it was definitely worth the visit. It was also considered to go to the market at 5 am to see the fresh fish arrive and be cut, but this turned out to be a bit too early, so we had to settle for lunch. After the fish we went to the Shinjuku district to look around in some stores and walk through some of the busiest streets of Tokyo. It was quite fun and Twan and Mathijs also managed to spend quite a fortune on claw machines trying to win a pokemon plushy. Twan was eventually successful, but sadly Mathijs had to go home with empty hands.
In the evening we went to see the firework show in north Tokyo. The firework show lasted an hour and a half and constantly fired off breathtaking fireworks. It was by far the best firework show any of us had ever seen and was definitely worth the travel. Travelling back however proofed to be quite a challenge with that many people trying to travel back home via metro, but in the end we all got home safe and decided to go to bed early since most of us were quite tired.
Written by: Sander van den Brink & Merel Sleddens
