Yokohama Day 2 - Oct 26, 2013

We didn't bother setting the alarm this morning, because with the time difference, we knew we'd be up in plenty of time. Even with an earthquake at 2:30am we were awake around 7:30 local time, so we went and had Sukiya for breakfast before heading out to meet Katsunori. It was chilly out so we rugged up but with Typhoon Francisco of the coast, it didn't stop the wind biting and the rain making things miserable.

Walked to Chinatown, ate choco panda, played Mario Kart, Virtual Gundam and a bunch of other games.  Tried to catch a bunny but Penne's love is worth no more than 500 yen this time.  Ate nikuman for lunch from one of the seemingly hundreds of vendors offering the same things.  Walked to Yamashita park amidst gale force winds but the Hikawamaru Museum was closed due to the typhoon.  Walked back to the station and went to Yokohama, where Katsunori showed us Animate, 4 floors of anime, manga and cool stuff.  Very hard not to spend more money than we did.

Last on the list for the day was to visit the Ramen Muesum at Shin-Yokohama. It cost 300yen to get in and was well worth it! The top floor is basically the gift shop with a large slot car set at the back, which you can play for 200yen for 5mins, but the real treat is what lies beneath. Down a few flights of stairs awaits a beautifully recreated multi-level street scape of Japan from the 1950's. Each shop has a unique style of ramen to try. We decided on trying the Kamone Shokudo ramen, which was delicious! They even had matching glass soft drink bottles from the 50s. There is so much more in this place to tell but it's best seen for yourself.

We're going to try catching up with Katsunori again at Akihabara at the end of our trip. For dessert after a really long day we bought some McDonald's choco pie on the way home.