Sunday afternoon Dave and I went to the Tokyo Christmas Market. We had heard it was better than the Red Brick Christmas Market we went to in Yokohama. It was a beautiful afternoon and we thought it would be a fun and festive way to enjoy the sunshine.
Here was our route. We met in Kanazawa-Hakkei and switched to the Yamanote line. The Yamanote line makes a big rectangle around Tokyo. The trains run in both the CW and CCW direction. It reminds me of the EL in Chicago. Except it’s underground.
Once off the train, we stopped for a quick bite to eat. We found a nice little Italian restaurant. Dave had calamari and steamed mussels & clams.
I had the lunch set. It was a turkey sandwich with fries and a side of lasagna. The sandwich and fries were good. The lasagna was a seafood lasagna. Gross. I had one bite and passed the rest to Dave.
After lunch, we walked over to Hibiya Park where the Christmas Market was located. The park was lovely and festive with the lights.
Notice how they make Christmas trees by using structures around the sculpted trees.
The Christmas Market Entrance.
This Christmas Market had more vendors overall. There were many food vendors and cute little shops. Like most places in Japan, it was very crowded.
The decorations on the buildings were very festive!
The German Christmas Pyramid (Weihnachtspyramide) was beautiful!
Can’t forget a selfie with my Glühwein and Dave’s Bier!
I stood in line to visit a store so I could buy an ornament.
It was a long line and an expensive ornament. But, it’s super cute!
My favorite photo of the day was Dave with the nesting doll. Kawaii!!
Merry Christmas! Fröhliche Weihnachten!