This was back when COVID still was not over, so before flying out I went to Akasaka to get a PCR test.

Harry Potter Cafe..

I had no idea there was a full-blown cafe like this.. I must have turned up early that day, because it was not even open yet.

Pascal Le Gac

What an intriguing chocolate shop.. Looks like a famous overseas chocolatier that has set up in Japan. It looked good, but I was busy that day, so I only admired it from outside.

Ryuoh

It is a well-known Chinese restaurant near Yokohama Station, apparently famous for its sanmamen and its fried rice. I did not get there this time, but I will have to give it a go on the next trip.

A sushi place at Narita Airport

A few more places have reopened, but things still have not gone back to the way they were.

Inside the airport

The airport

A quiet scene.

ROYCE’ chocolate

Being able to buy ROYCE’ chocolate again must mean the COVID situation really has improved.. I bought a whole pile of it.

Whisky

Yoichi is back on the shelves.

Ippudo

This is the Ippudo at Narita Airport, open again for the first time in a few years.

Inside

Tonkotsu ramen

Overwhelming is the only word for it.. The flavour is exactly the one I have always known.

The noodles

The perfect way to round off a trip to Japan, I would say..

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