Alright guys.
Another rainy day here in Tokyo.
I feel like we've been saying this a lot lately.
But hey this is summer in the city.
So today we're going to be visiting Takashimaya Times Square (高島屋タイムズスクエア).
We're planning to just go shopping, spend the day indoors.
Also if you followed the vlog of us traveling from Osaka to Tokyo you know that my underwear
went missing.
I still think it was stolen.
So yeah we need to replace a lot of things.
Okay now I'm going to show you this really interesting Japanese hack for rainy days.
You know how everyone has got a wet umbrella.
Well you don't want the floor inside the mall getting soaking wet and then everyone is like
sliding around.
So I'm going to show you this little invention.
Voila!
Alright so my plan of action at this mall is to go up to the 12th floor.
This is actually a bit of a luxury mall with a lot of high end brands.
But they do have a UniQlo (株式会社ユニクロ) on the 12th floor.
Which I would probably compare to like a Japanese version of H & M. It is just kind of budget
friendly.
So yeah my plan is to go there and then I think we are also going to try and grab some
lunch here because the three of us are feeling pretty hungry.
Because we're shopping and because maybe some of you didn't see the travel vlog.
I will tell the saga of my underwear.
So when I travel I have packing cubes so I have like one cube for shirts, one for pants,
one for dresses and one for my socks, underwear, bathing suits.
Like any type of undergarment.
So when we left Osaka I thought I packed everything and I'm the type of person that before we
leave an airbnb I check everywhere.
Like I look under the bed, under the couch, in the drawers and I didn't think I was leaving
anything behind.
But low and behold we get to Tokyo and the packing cube with all my underwear had disappeared.
So I emailed the host and I'm like I'm so sorry I must have forgotten to check thoroughly
it is probably still in the apartment.
I asked her to have a look around and she got back to me a few days later and she's
like no there is nothing in your apartment.
And I was oh well that is weird because it is definitely not in Tokyo.
My bag was locked while we were traveling so where did my underwear go?
The great mystery.
I don't know.
And the suspicious thing is that the airbnb listing is no longer available.
Okay, yes because my grand plan was like well we flew into Osaka, we have to fly out of
Osaka, so I'm going to book the same airbnb once we're back in the city I'm going to check
the apartment and see where my undergarments went.
And then I go to book it.
Like yesterday and I see that the listing has been removed so it is like this host no
longer offers that place and I'm like what?
What is going on?
So I really don't know.
Like I don't know if she found my undergarments if she kept my undergarments.
If they just like mysteriously vanished.
But it is super weird but yeah that is the reason why we're shopping today.
Alright guys so I'm going to be trying on two bathing suits because that was one of
the items that disappeared with my packing cube.
So this is weird I wanted to try on this shirt and because I have makeup on I need to wear
this.
Meanwhile the boys...
I'm really liking some of the shirts I see here at the store.
This one has Mount Fuji this is like a traditional bridge.
Fuji in the background.
I think I'm going to buy one of these to be honest.
Who is that handsome looking devil?
Oh wait it must be me?
Guys I'm so excited.
I came here and I realized that I had forgotten a travel jacket somewhere else and it is like
pouring rain and kind of miserable.
Take a look at this.
It is gray which is nice meaning it goes with absolutely everything.
It is like the thinnest material I've ever felt in my entire life.
It has even got a little pouch here which you can basically stuff it in wow when you're
done.
So it is probably going to take up like this much room.
Man that is awesome.
In my bag.
And how much is that bad boy?
2900 Yen.
Dude.
About the same amount of money I spent at an Izakaya last night.
But this jacket will remain.
This jacket will remain for a long time.
This is my new travel jacket.
Well originally it was just going to be you buying stuff here yes but I found two t-shirts
I absolutely love.
990 Yen.
This one is like 1500 Yen.
Sorry I'm like blocking you here.
So you are talking like eight or nine US bucks.
And 13 or 14 for this one.
Heck of a deal.
And the quality is really good.
Like I've been feeling the quality of cotton seems excellent.
Look the Polaroid is one thing but let's see the other one.
That shirt just screams the guy wearing the kitty shirt.
Look at that.
It is perfect.
This is the new look.
We are done shopping.
That was a successful mission.
We got a pack with three pairs of socks, underwear.
I got a bathing suit.
Yeah.
So I'm not where I used to be.
I got two pairs of shirts.
You got three pairs of shirts.
Oh sorry three.
Remember.
Right I found that last one yeah.
So yeah I would say this is actually a pretty affordable store.
I really like it.
Yeah.
And I like their summer fashions.
Yeah.
So I don't know if we encounter another UNIQLO (株式会社ユニクロ) I may do a bit
more shopping.
But for today this is good.
I got what I needed.
So we have now reached the 13th Floor where they have a terrace with an outdoor garden.
And it is raining but I'm still going to show you guys what it looks like.
Well well well hell Tokyo.
Hello Tokyo.
And these are our first views of Tokyo from high above.
Yeah.
So this is pretty awesome.
Like I had no idea about this.
What a surprise.
Also while we are here let's check out that tower just behind Sam's head.
This is why this place is called Takashimaya Times Square (高島屋タイムズスクエア).
That looks like the Empire State Building.
So yeah I would say that was pretty efficient shopping.
Now we are just enjoying the views from the terrace.
And one thing to mention is that if you are a foreigner and you bring your passport you
can shop Tax Free.
I forgot.
I already knew this but I just forgot to bring my passport but yeah you save a bit of money
which is cool.
Alright guys so we thought we were going to eat at that mall but honestly it is all a
bit gourmet, a bit pricey.
So yeah we were like maybe not.
So we tried going to the restaurants on the 13th floor and decided against that.
Then we went down to the basement but that is kind of like more gourmet meals that you
take home.
Kind of like takeout.
So what we're going to do is we're going to leave the mall.
We're going to cross through the underground.
Through the subway and then on the other side of the street there is a Shake Shack.
And we've been craving Shake Shack.
OMG.
I know those are gourmet burgers and they are a bit pricey but it is like I'm willing
to pay my money for that food versus what we have at the mall.
So that is the plan.
Burgers in the next video...