Walking around the neighborhood of Gakugeidaigaku in Tokyo, I discovered a small restaurant with old hand-made looking delivery bikes parked outside! A man explained to me that the spring system at the back of the bike is to keep the food box stable when the delivery man is riding the motorbike.
Pocky, the famous chocolate stick biscuit is hugely popular over in Japan, to the point that they have a very wide selection that goes from “super thin sticks” to “the Pocky for men”. At the moment, they have a gratitude campaign for Valentines Day where you can find specially packaged Pocky to express your gratitude and love to your special people, like your mother and father. In Japan, Valentine’s Day isn’t just for couples…
An example of the special Pocky box for Mama (“mum” in Japanese) called Mamacky and Papa (“dad in Japanese) called Papacky!
The standard Pocky looks like that:
The atmosphere in Chuukagai feels so authentic, it’s a total change of scenenery from the neat streets of Yokohama. It’s really crowded with food stalls and restaurants everywhere! A nice place to visit when in Yokohama.
In winter, it gets really sunny in Tokyo but the sun is very low very quick and gives a beautiful cold light. Cycling around an old neighborhood of Tokyo we came across those old Christmas decoration that get a nice shine in the winter sun!
