After arriving at the Hyatt Regency located a short walk from Shinjyuku Station in the afternoon we decided to head out to see some of Tokyo.
By the time we left and stopped on the way at a Starbucks we ended up at Shinjyuku just before rush hour starts, the station was busy but thankfully well signed in English. We used the ticket office to buy two singles to Shibuya station at the cost of just ¥160 each.
The opening scene once leaving Shibuya station is just remarkable, hundreds waiting to cross the now famous Shibuya Crossing.
We thought this was the perfect place to eat so meandered through the sights, sounds and smells of food and finally picked a cook your own teppanyaki. I'm sure we did not do the food justice and probably created some amusement for the locals but it tasted great!
After seeing more sights we stopped in a English/Irish style pub which served ale and belgian beers, at considerable cost i might add! But the staff were friendly and helpful.
On the way back to the station we stopped for a final beer at the Kirin City bar and tried the latest frozen beer and beer cocktails. The frozen beer, although does little for the overall beer taste it is worth the experience of a frozen beer head, it is supposed to keep your beer colder and keep the head longer. We also tried the frozen beer and tomato juice option which was not unpleasant but also not quite right!
We walked back to the station and bought our return tickets through the automated machines, confusingly they all imply you need your 'Oyster' style smart card (sorry i forget its name!). But this is not required if your just buying tickets. A large map above the machines shows the lines but the names are not in english. It helps to know and remember your station position on the map to buy your tickets.
The resultant tickets are a smaller paper ticket than the one we bought from the ticket office earlier in the day but work just fine in the automated ticket barriers!
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