Post-Asakusa-Dinner Walk Around Ginza

Post-dinner at Asakusa, we all split up for further engagements and obligations of the night - Wf went with Nobu to drink with Nobu's senpai, Isabel to her church cell group meeting, Jf to a birthday party, Alicia back to study. Despite the deceiving darkness, the night was still young at 7.30pm, so Rachel and I spontaneously decided to take a walk around Ginza. Had heard that the light-up is pretty at Ginza especially nearing Christmas. I think it's funny how Japanese always use the word "illumination" in English to mean like Christmas light-ups.

Managed to browse the H&M shop for a while before it closed at 9pm, then made our way into the much-beloved Uniqlo which was having a late-night closing and sale because of its 60th anniversary. Didn't get anything from either though. Bought peach jelly that was on sale at 49yen at a supermarket and ate it whilst ambling through the streets lined with big-name brands. Prada, Gucci, Ferragamo, Cartier, Bvlgari, Chanel - you name it, it's probably there somewhere. Ginza is the high-end shopping area of Tokyo after all. More random ambling and some pictures with small xmas trees later, made our way back to the dorm. Home sweet (heater-ed) home yay. It's been really cold lately, with my computer weather widget registering a 4degC night a few nights back. Autumn is fully here and heralding her Wintry sister.

A collage of pictures from Ginza: