My Japan Travel: Tokyo Travel & Kyoto Travel Stories: Shibuya

Sorry for breaking the Shibuya entry into so many parts. Firstly it is because I have spent a fair bit of time in Shibuya and hence would like to share more stuff on Shibuya. Secondly it is because I am rather busy so instead of posting one entry per month like what I have done in the past, I hope to update my blog more frequently. Hence my posts might be shorter but my blog will be updated more frequently.

Back to Shibuya, I think most tourists more familiar with Shibuya 109, Tokyu, Starbuck@ Shibuya Crossing and etc. Some people might not know of Mark City which is situated next to the JR Shibuya Station. This is actually consist of 2 buildings with the hotel building "East" and the office building "West". Mark City opened in 2000 and their main audience is the women.

Exit from JR Shibuya to Mark City

As mentioned, the main audience of Mark City is women, so we expect to see lots of stores for (apparels and accessories) as well as restaurants and cafes. I will recommend a visit at Mark City in the afternoon and take the opportunity to enjoy a cup of coffee and some nice desserts for a lazy afternoon.

Some nice pastries at a shop that specialises in chocolate items

Yummy

A cafe in Mark City

Everytime I go to Mark City, I will surely go to Cold Stone for the yummy ice cream. I think its the best ice cream I have ever eaten Tokyo. *slurps. For interested parties, Cold Stone is located on Level 4 of Mark City. Exact address is as follow:

Shibuya Mark City

Restaurant Avenue 4F

1-12-3 Dogenzaka, shibuya-ku,

Tokyo 150-0043

Exit from Mark City into the streets.

Outside the Mark City, you will find yourself out on busy streets. Take a walk around the area and you will find all types of stores such as pharmacies, sports, restaurants and etc. To my pleasant surprise, I actually found an outlet of my fave donut - Krispy Kreme. Gosh.. it was a real treat for me. I went in and got myself a chocolate glazed donut. Yummy! It is actually in cafe setting so you can sit down and enjoy your donut over a cup of coffee if you want. However, I was rushing to the Disney Store that day so I did not take that option.