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i had a day to spend in Tokyo so decided to go to Shibuya since it has food and shopping, two great pastimes.<\/p>\n

chupa chups<\/h3>\n

outside of the 109 building<\/a> there was something going on for chupa chups. the name sounded familiar but i thought it was a brand of asian potato chips (you know, potato chups? iono.) thanks to several people on twitter, i discovered they are lollipops! i don’t think i’ve ever had one before (maybe in europe once?) but you can forgive me for thinking it was a chip brand given their mascot (below), right? turns out they were handing out a umm, lollipop cozy. since you know, they need cozying. but who am i to turn down a free thing?<\/p>\n

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\nupdate 2013-07-15<\/b>
\ni finally am trying the lollipop — i’m assuming they were launching a new green tea\/matcha flavor for japan, since that’s what it tastes like? (or maybe they’ve always had this flavor?)<\/p>\n

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ramen<\/h3>\n

this place<\/a> was recommended by foursquare and man, was it popular! i got there two minutes after it opened at 11:30 and managed to get one of the last seats upstairs (it’s a teeny place with  a small bar downstairs [which was full] and maybe 6 small communal tables upstairs). by the time i left, the line was down the staircase and out the door. (they had a limited english menu; i got the wonton ramen.) the last time i came to Tokyo i had ramen at a place where you had to buy a ticket from a machine (thank goodness an employee spoke english!), but this time, you get a ticket and pay as you leave.<\/p>\n

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strawberry cheesecake frappuccino<\/h3>\n

you know how i love to try out local starbucks flavors, right? well, i think this might be my favorite of all. it’s not very Japanese, but damn it was good. i had to get two! i guess it doesn’t help that i heart cheesecake (cue Golden Girls<\/em> theme). unfortunately the store (the one at the famous crossing<\/a>) only had tall cups \ud83d\ude41 i am pretty sure i only paid \u00a5490, not \u00a5640 as the sign indicates, but i could very well be wrong. <\/p>\n

sidebar: speaking of yen<\/strong> beware that “0,000” button on ATMs. i pressed “5” + “0,000” thinking oh ten thousand<\/a> is so common it has its own button, but ended up withdrawing \u00a550,000 instead of \u00a55,000 — $500 instead of $50. oopsie!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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