After arriving at Tokyo Station, the first thing we did was leave our luggage. Since our 40-inch suitcase didn't fit in the coin lockers, we used the Tokyo Travel Service Center to store our luggage. At the Tokyo Travel Service Center, you can leave one piece of luggage for 700 yen, regardless of its size!
도쿄역 짐 맡기는 곳
도쿄역에 도착하면 짐을 보관할 수 있는 동전 사물함이 곳곳에 정말 많이 보인다. 사물함 크기에 따라 보관 가격도 다르다. 작은 칸은 400엔, 중간칸은 500엔, 큰 칸은 700-800엔이다. 우리 가방은 800
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We took the airport bus around 11:20 AM and reached Tokyo Station by 12:45 PM. It was the perfect time for lunch.
However, a major flaw in our plan was not deciding where to eat beforehand. After storing our luggage, we wandered around Tokyo Station, unsure of what to eat. For travelers without a baby, exploring the alleys outside Tokyo Station to find hidden gems might be an option. However, with our 19-month-old baby in tow, we opted to choose a restaurant within Tokyo Station.
We didn't realize just how vast Tokyo Station was. We decided to enter Daimaru Department Store. On the 1st floor, there were various desserts, and the basement was filled with bento boxes.
We went up to the restaurant floor on the 10th, and the prices were incredibly high. It seemed like we couldn't afford to go in. A seemingly ordinary tonkatsu was priced at over 3000 yen, which made me give up.
Leaving the department store, we headed back to the restaurant area on the 1st floor of the subway station. I wanted to quickly enter a restaurant considering my baby, but I didn't want to enter a restaurant without a waiting line either.
We decided to wait in line at a tonkatsu restaurant (Tonkatsu Suzuki) with a reasonably short wait. After about 30 minutes of waiting, we finally got in.
[해외여행/Japan] - 도쿄역에서 점심:: 돈카츠 스즈키 (とんかつ 寿々木)
도쿄역에서 점심:: 돈카츠 스즈키 (とんかつ 寿々木)
돈카츠 스즈키 とんかつ 寿々木 위치: 일본 〒100-0005 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Marunouchi, 1 Chome−9−1 グランスタ八重北 １階 Yaekita Shokudo 영업시간: 11:00 - 21:30 구글평점: 4.5 도쿄역에 식당이 정말 많았다.
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Our little one hasn't developed a taste for meat yet. He doesn't eat beef, pork, or chicken—just refuses them all. (If anyone knows a secret method to get a child to eat meat, please share it with me! 😭)
So, anticipating this, I boiled some soybean paste soup at home. I also packed some ready-made rice. we brought it with the intention of feeding him in case we went to a restaurant without a menu for kids, and the tonkatsu restaurant was the perfect opportunity to bring out our secret weapon: the soybean paste soup.
We warmed up the soybean paste soup and rice and brought them in a thermos. This way, we didn't have to order a separate 'meat' dish; we just fed him the prepared rice.
Our meal cost 1,700 yen for the pork cutlet with shrimp tempura, and the katsudon alone was priced at 1,180 yen. In total, we paid 2,880 yen.
After finishing lunch, we went to explore the character shop located underground in Tokyo Station.
There was even a Pokémon shop, so we went inside, but it was small.
The others wanted to buy some snacks to have at the accommodation, so we went back to Daimaru Department Store.
Our son, Onu, was taking a nap in the stroller, so we could move around comfortably.
We planned to explore Marunouchi Nakadori Street and the Secret Garden near Tokyo Station, but we were too tired, and all we could think of was recharging with caffeine. We didn't care about hidden or unique cafes; we just wanted to go to the nearest place.
That's how exhausted we were, and everyone in the group felt the same way. We felt like our energy was completely drained.
We decided to go to Kitte, a café near Tokyo Station.
We scanned the menu boards hanging in front of the cafes at Kitte. Once again, we realized how expensive the cost of living in Tokyo is. Opting for something reasonably priced, we chose TULLY’S COFFEE & TEA.
We enjoyed a coffee break with desserts.
We paid a total of 1,811 yen for coffee and cake.
Around 4:30, we headed to our accommodation. We booked an Airbnb near Kuramae Station. Since Kuramae Station is on the Asakusa Line, we walked about 9 minutes from Tokyo Station and then took the Asakusa Line to Kuramae Station.
It seemed like we spent over 30 minutes wandering around even though Google Maps indicated a 9-minute walk. With our toddler, a 40-inch suitcase, and a stroller, using stairs was not feasible, so we were on a quest to find an elevator. Finding the elevator consumed more than 30 minutes of our time.
We wasted a lot of time. Even inside the subway station, finding the Asakusa Line was tricky.
We purchased a subway ticket with cash, as cards weren't accepted. It cost 180 yen for a one-way ticket covering 4 stops.
By the time we arrived at our accommodation around 6:00, it had been about 1 hour since we set out from the cafe.
First, we fed Onu dinner. For dinner, we had brought along miso soup and dried seaweed from home.
Just like that, it seemed like a perfect time to relax, but on the other hand, it felt regretful to rest at the accommodation from 6 PM during the trip. So, we mustered up the energy and proceeded to visit the Ameya-Yokocho shopping street as originally planned.
