Saturday morning and we made our usual trip to Starbucks then we split up with Daniel and Annie heading off into town and the rest of us hanging about Ikebukuro. It was Dee’s turn for a visit to the pig cafe with Ella and Benji. I went to the Pokémon shop but popped in and left immediately- so big and SO many people - incredible! After that we went off to Paul and Maki’s in Hiyoshi for a delicious lunch. Fabulous sitting on the roof patio looking at the tops of trees. Sara was there too and we discussed our strategy for the trip to Disney on Sea.

After lunch we went back in to Shibuya to walk the Scramble Crossing, do a bit of shopping before heading home.

SUNDAY

Dad and I mosied off to visit the Shinjuku Gardens to see lots of Cherry Blossom then we visited another suburb called Shimokitazawa- specialized in vintage and coffee shops. We also walked through Harajuku - so busy on Sundays - along Takeshita and Cat Streets.

All the girls then had an appointment at a Teamaking ceremony where we made the macha tea and didn’t drink it as we all thought it tasted pretty awful - not to be compared to the Macha Frappe piled high with cream from Starbucks. The best part for the young girls was being dressed in kimonos.