Walking in Machida

My husband and I went to Machida squirrel park during the three holiday.

It took for about 1.5 hours from my nearest station, Asagaya to there. At first we went to Machida station, and transfered to a bus.

It was my first time to go to Machida, and I felt very excited.

I checked a lot of information about not only that park but also the surrounding area, and good restaurants in Machida on the Internet.

The information about restaurants is always very important for us.

I usually use “Tabe log” to search for restaurants. Tabe means to eat, and log means a list of restaurants.

I found some restaurants which looked delicious near Machida station, and I talked to my husband about lunch so we decided the restaurant which we would go to.

After 20 minutes, we got off the bus in front of the park.

Wow, I really like such a local atmosphere.

To tell the truth, my husband’s colleague recommended him to go there, and he also recommended that it’s better to go in the morning, because in the afternoon, the squirrels are not active.

The main place of the park is a square in which the Taiwanese squirrels run wild.

To my surprise, we could give them feed which we bought for only 100 yen.

They were very very cute!

But to tell the truth, they were too active. When I made eye contact with the squirrels, they jumped and climbed on me.

They were used to human beings, however their nails were too long, and my skin was scratched by them.

It was very difficult to take nice photos of them, because they were moving too fast.

It’s only his tail.

There was also a big tortoise there, and families, especially children seemed glad.

We bought some cute magnets for our souvenirs.

After Machida squirrel park, we moved to Yakushi-ike park, which is next to Machida squirrel park.

The atmosphere was very nice, so we felt relaxed.

Unfortunately, on that day, we couldn’t see many flowers , but I found nice some photos on flicker.

On one member’s pages, you can see a lot of beautiful photos of Yakushi ike park.

In the morning, we finished walking around the park, and we went back to Machida station by bus.

We chose a Cambodian restaurant, which was called Angkor Thom, for our lunch, and quickly we noticed that our selection was good.

All dishes were very very delicious, and I was impressed by some articles about the history of that restaurant and the owner’s profile, which I read while I was waiting for the food.

She originally came to Japan to study at the expense of the Cambodia Government.

However unfortunately, the war started soon after in Cambodia, and she couldn’t contact her family in Cambodia.

With some help, she could contact some of them, but the brutality of the war shocked her.

She was determined to become a bridge between her home country and Japan.

The food was not only delicious but also reasonably price! If I have a chance to go to Machida again, I want to go that restaurant again, and order another lunch set.

After lunch, we walked around the central area near Machida station.

My husband and I talked about how that area had a mixed atmosphere, somewhere between Shibuya and Shinjuku.

Machida is one of the bigger local cities near the metropolis of Tokyo. It seems to be very convenient for shopping and living. It was very lively in that city.

After window shopping, we went to a very famous stand which is called Syouyou-senchin-manju-ya to buy soup dumplings.

My husband and I were already full, but did our best to eat them!

They were too delicious!!! I highly recommend you to try them.

At first, you need to break the skin of the soup dumplings, and second, drink the hot and delicious soup. Finally, eat the dumplings.

It was our first time to eat such delicious soup dumplings. I think I will never forget the taste.

After eating them, we walked around that area again.

Beside the narrow alley which is called “Machida Nakamise Shotengai“, there are some interesting restaurants and shops. I really like such a town in which the old and new atmosphere is mixed.

Please see this website for more photos of the area near Machida station.

I recommend you to go to Machida, which can be reached by the Odakyu-line from Shinjuku within about 40 minutes by rapid train.

Nihonbashi

I am working in Nihonbashi.

Nihonbashi is a famous town and has been the financial center of Tokyo since Edo period.

Many business people who look rich are working around Nihonbashi.

There are many financial institutions near my office.(but my company  is a small web company)

We can walk to Tokyo station within about 10 minutes.

There are so many old shops therefore I like the atmosphere in Nihonbashi.

I took some photos on the way to my house.

Nihonbashi looks wonderful at night!

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi is one of the most famous department store in Japan.