The Corporate Sage: Recollections: Shin-Okubo, Tokyo

Since I am currently on rest from the semestral break we're having, lemme try to write down all the experiences I can recall on my travels during my 1-year stay in Japan. For now, its on to Tokyo's Korea Town, Shin-Okubo!

Being a fan of K-pop, I decided to visit Tokyo's Korea town, Shin-Okubo. It's a station north of Shinjuku when you ride JR's 山手線 (Yamanote line). Together with my friend who was also a fan of K-pop, as soon as we stepped out of the station we were already anxious of going around. Even inside the station you could already see posters of K-pop and K-drama artists on their advertisements. You will be greeted with stores selling K-pop merchandises, korean skin care products, Korean food, everything Korean! We were spazzing over the overflow of K-pop goods!

Some pictures of Koreatown:

From CDs

To Calendars

And Posters

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Autographs of Artists are put along Store walls

Since we were both ELFs (EverLasting Friends), a name for fans of Super Junior, we were looking for the famous Super Junior Town somewhere in this area. After minutes of GPS searching and walking along the alleys, there it was! Hidden in an alley was our long-searched Super Junior Town! Even from its sight I was already dying to get in. We tried to keep our calm to avoid eyes at us. But as soon as we went inside, the fans inside us literally tore through our control. Everything, from the walls, music, decorations, accessories, even to the food, everything was filled with Super Junior goods! I think the waiters are accustomed to customers like us, since no one minded us losing our minds inside. We ordered the store's special: Super Junior Kimchi Cheese. While we waited and ate our food, We were entertained by the showing of SJ's Super Show 4 concert in Tokyo. Even other customers were enjoying everything. And we were giddy when our biases would show up on the screen. After eating, we chatted for a while, and even if it breaks our hearts, we left, but swore to come back often as much as possible.

Some pictures of Super Junior Town:

They even have an Ikemen bar. Wonder if they're as good looking as the real SJ

Name an album? They have all

Sapphire Blue Lights!

They even have their twitter account!

And they have each member's pic on the wall and customers can freely post their feels lol

Their Mr Simple posters

Enjoying SS4's Oppa Oppa Performance

SJ Kimchi Cheese! <3

SJ Posters from all albums!

Id wish for frequent rain if I'd use this!

Precious mementos!

After lunch, we had to separate since we both had other appointments. As for me, I had to make use of the 1-day train pass, a pass that gives you unlimited rides around Tokyo for a day, that I bought. After Shin-Okubo, I walked around Hamamatsucho and Roppongi to stroll around the Pokemon Center and take a nice walk around Tokyo Tower. The tower looks beautiful when the sun sets. After that, I went to Shinjuku to stroll around and be amazed on its illuminations.

Here are some photos of the trip. Enjoy! :)