We woke up early in the morning to try to get ourselves on the Mt. Fuji and Hakone tour for the day but when we called we found that the tour was booked solid. I asked if any tour was open and they said all the English tours were full. Only Chinese language tours had space. We decided we would not take the Chinese tours. We got cleaned up and ready and headed to Hato Bus station in Hamamatsucho to see if maybe we could find something for Sunday because in the phone conversations they said that there were no free spaces on any tour. We took the Asakusa line to Daimon. Before we got to the station we had breakfast at a mini Doutour across the street from the World Trade Center. The bust terminal is in the world trade center. I had a German Hot Dog because they only really had toast for breakfasty items that didn't include eggs. Daniela had a pancake and whipped cream layered cake and some small cake as well. She had yogurt for a drink and I had a cup of coffee. The food was good but Daniela didn't care for the pancake thing so I finished it for her.
After breakfast we booked tours for Sunday and the following Saturday where we will still be in Japan until Sunday morning. I would have liked to book for Friday but there was no guarantee I could make it. For Sunday we picked a local Tokyo tour and for Saturday the Mt Fuji and Hakone trip because those were all full for Sunday too.
After that we got back on the subway and took the Oedo line to Shiodome and then walked up to the monorail station and road across the rainbow bridge to Daiba. In Daiba we almost immediately walked into the Aqua City mall and started to shop for hats for Daniela because it was so sunny out. Also for shoes or something to make all the walking easier for her feet as she hadn't brought any sort of sports shoes with her. There was a brand new store in the mall called Flying Tiger Copenhagen. It was filled with Danish junk honestly (or at least junk with Danish names on it, I bet most was made in China or such). It was amazing how many people were in there and actually buying things. We spent the morning shopping until we ate lunch in the Aqua City at a grill restaurant. I had a hamburger with curry sauce and vegetables with rice. Daniela had a grilled chicken piece and some soup and salad. I had a Yebisu beer and Daniela had a "sparkling wine" which was presented very grandly as the waiter put a bowl down then put the cup in the bowl and added soda water to a glass of wine. She liked the presentation but did not like the wine so much.
After lunch we continued shopping into the late afternoon in Aqua City where we crossed over to the Tokyo Diver mall but didn't go directly in because the Gundam was still out there. We took some pictures with it then went to a Tully's coffee and had coffee and dessert. Daniela had a premade cheesecake and I had a small cup of coffee ice cream. When we were done it was almost time for the Gundam Stand at Jabura show. We found a good spot to sit. By this time it was dark out. The show is a movie projected on the wall of the mall along with a light show on the Gundam. Besides that the Gundam's head moves and the chest panel opens where there is a screen inside to display the pilot. Also it vents smoke from certain areas during the show. Its head moves left and right but also looks up. The story was of course in Japanese with no translation but it was still cute. I managed to get the whole thing in video. I think it was about 20 minutes long.
When the Gundam show was over we entered the mall and did some more shopping until the mall closed. After this whole day Daniela did not buy a hat or shoes but did buy some socks to make her feet feel better in her current shoes.
We took the Oedo line back to Daimon and went to Tengu. There menu looked different but I am sure it was still the same restaurant. I had octopus and tuna sashimi along with a skewer of asparagus wrapped in pork. Daniela had a skewer of chicken wing and ramen noodles. She had hot tea and I had a Tengu special brown beer. The food was good but the octopus was a bit crunchier than normal. Anyway it tasted good. When we finished as the restaurant was closing we got back to Daimon station and took the Asakusa line back to Asakusa and walked back to the hotel where we called it a night.
The pictures from Japan day 8 are found here.
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