Day 6 Chichibu/ Tokyo

3-12-2019
Tried another pau from convenient store, pork bun also not bad but beef one still my favourite.

Tsukiji Outer Market
Always see a long queue for this beef bowl and this is first time trying it.

Gyudon (770yen)
Not really a fan for this....

After a short stroll at outer market and head to Daimaru.
SARYO TSUJIRI
 

Uji Parfait (1243yen)
This is really good, not sweet and the combination blend perfectly.
Bought 1 green tea leaves and matcha powder for 3200yen.

Today is the second day of Chichibu night festival.
This is one of the biggest night festival in Japan.
I did not book the Limited express train and only managed to get a local train which depart 1hr later. The return ticket for limited express also fully booked. So remember to book the train ticket in advance.

CHICHIBU NIGHT FESTIVAL 

Chichibu train station

There are plenty of food stalls around.

500yen for this 4 piece of pork and it is not fully cooked...

The performance with sunset backdrop.









Managed to find some stock of mentaiko spread int his supermarket here.

Chicken karaage (300yen)

More crowd around 6pm.





Police start to block the road for the parade.
I waited on the roadside for 1hour to get a place waiting for the parade but the weather is too cold. I left around 7.15pm and the parade still not start yet....
Also worried cannot get a seat on train when crowd start to go back.

Chichibu onsen

Sake Tasting (510yen)

haizzz, watching drama on train and saw some people alight this station and i followed.
This is one stop before the one I need to transfer and I stucked here for 30mins.

I am the only person in this station, so windy and cold that I still shivering wrapping all up. Walk up and down the stairs to warm myself up the entire 30mins.....

Ikebukuro
Most shops are already closing when I reached here.

My first Ippudo meal this trip.

Akamaru Ramen (1012yen)