Tokyo| Ueno Park and Ginza Luxury Shopping April 2023 

Apologies for all my poor pronunciation! The rice bowl we ate was Gyudon (which is what I said but a lot of you are thinking I said Udon and I need to fix the CC script) and also evidently the street is always closed in Ginza for part of the day on Sundays! I appreciate you all and your enthusiasm for this video - THANK YOU!❤❤❤

5:44 "We were humans having a human experience together" I really like this. In the end we are all just wanting to have a nice day.

Longchamp and Coach are examples of "quiet luxury!"

Your comments about people being people was very much appreciated. I love your energy!

Hi Jen I agree you don't need a tour guide in Japan. I've been 3 times and have been self-guided each time. I just didthe research before I went.

Always enjoy Japan vlogs since I hope to one day go there.

Great purchases! Japan looks absolutely lovely! Hope you and your son had an amazing time!

The park looked very busy and shopping area upmarket. Don’t blame you for having a relaxing start to the day as you have done so much

welcome to one of cleanest city in the world and lots of must see places....and enjoy various different taste of food too....did you enjoy? i hope so

Ginza closes the road on Sunday’s so everyone can more freely as opposed to week days when there is more traffic. I love when the road closes in Ginza. Seems more relaxed

Just loving your whole Japan vlog series!

I absolutely love this video. Thanks for sharing!!!

I love longchamp,, good choice. I love the straw bag.

I absolutely love to go shopping on vacation. I rately purchase anything, but lookie louing around is fun!

Longchamp is my go to travel bag. I have two and I love them. When we were in Paris I ended up with a Goyard, bucket list item! But the tax savings is so helpful!

Hi Jen. I'm actually having a blast watching your vlog taking in the sounds and sights in your maiden tour of Tokyo and Japan. It reminds me of how i felt when I first went to Japan before I settled here. You are quite the savvy shopper and traveler. Tanoshin de kangei suru :)

🫶🏼💕 enjoyed your vlog 💕👍🏼

So fun that you guys did some more things exclusive to Japan and not just stereotypical “touristy” things!

The last part cracked me up. Gyu in gyudon means meat, so it's funny how the worker just gave you basically sauce, rice and cheese. I guess it would be like asking for spaghetti without the pasta with a language barrier. You would only get marinara sauce and parmesan cheese.

For you info, Ginza street(Chuo Dori ave.) is closed to traffic on Sat, Sun and Holiday, and shifted to a pedestrian zone from 12:00~17:00 from Oct to Mar and 12:00~18:00 from Apr to Sep.

Thank you for your Japan series. I look forward to seeing all the videos to come.

If it is luxury to you then it is luxury. Love the content.

What a wonderful day! Would love to see what your son's shopping haul was. TBH I'm not so into purses and such. :-)

I love the coach bag.

Love this vlog so much, the park looks great, I also have the blue Tote Bag (it’s great), but I must admit I would be very tempted to shop in the electronic stores like your son. I love gadgets!😂❤🤣❤️🤍🖤

Finally a luxury shopping vlog that isn’t some ‘influencer’ that we all know is going to return the item the next day Love that coach bag

Love the bag purchases!

I fully agree, if one does a bit of homework before travelling to Japan, it isn't always necessary to require a tour guide. If anything, getting around on one's own increases the interaction with the Japanese (in comparison to one being in a "tour group"). Plus, if necessary, there are tourists centers operated by the government that will offer valuable assistance to visitors. The main street through Ginza is Chuo Dori. On Sundays, it is closed off to vehicular traffic and becomes a "pedestrian mall" for much of the day. I assume this is when you were visiting Ginza. As an added note, for those checking out Ginza, try to time your visit just before the major department stores open (usually 10 AM). At the major entrances, you can observe the long-time opening ritual where employees politely bow to guests and open the doors at the precise time. Then if one walks through the store, the employees will bow and greet all the shoppers. My favorite department store in Ginza is Mitsukoshi, and they follow this custom impeccably.

Love your bags! I've bought a few Longchamp bags recently and I'm so impressed. A black Pliage that will go with me on every trip and the navy Cuir a saw on your channel. Love how compact and classic they are. I think I'd have to take an empty suitcase to Japan especially with those tax discounts!

love to see your Japan vlog, 🙏👍🏻

Yeah. That's the Coach bag I would have chosen. Similar to my Pompom London crossbody bags. Loving adventuring with you. 😊

I think you meant “donburi”, rice bowl, udon would be a noodle bowl, I think, love these videos though especially seeing how happy you are!

Jen, during my travels, I discovered that when we make an effort to meet our host country or state half way, all goes well. If we also attempt to communicate in their country's language, regardless of how small the effort, this goes the extra mile too. They love it. LOVED the Longchamp bag💖 So glad you and your son had a marvelous time. Loved being included.

There’s a food hall & shopping inside Tokyo station!!

Ginza shopping area street blocked off for traffic at weekends according to our guide

I loved loved loved this video. Loved the shots loved the voiceover loved everything. And of course I want to see what you got cuz I said “that straw bag with the horse on it is amazing!!” When you showed it in the store. Loved all those bags so much but straw bag is chefs kiss.

Fun!!

Love the Coach bag. 😘❤️

A rival to the D"orsay? I'm in. Hope to go to Japan in the fall.

Hi this Sam I saw u in Disneyland in California!!!miss u!!

Oh, you found the Tory Burch shop???? That doesn’t surprise me, Jen!😂 Btw…emotional & sappy isn’t so bad!💕

You really should go to Harajuku. Emotional- Sando street

So learning moment for me....I actually stopped the video to look it up because I saw The Thinker and I was like wait, it's at the Rodin Museum in Philly. How is it there? There are apparently a lot of casts of it and the Philly one is just a cast, as well, since the original is in Paris and I had no idea. Yay for learning new things!

wow

Hi Jen! May I ask if you’re enjoying your Longchamp straw bag? Really contemplating getting one but it’s an investment😬.

いいね👍️日本🇯🇵から

I'm guessing that the shops checked for your visa stamp. I live in Japan and think they'd probably give me no "duty free" discount based on my passport 😂 . Oh, Gyudon (G-you-don). (Gyuniku is beef in Japanese) I thought you'd said Udon which is a bowl of noodles.

LOVE your videos. I must confess I couldn't watch your post about anxiety and perimenopause. I'm older than you are, post menopause, but also would wake up at about 2:30 every morning and experience extreme anxiety. I'm on progesterone (again!) and melotonin.You've convinced me to visit Kanazawa next Japan trip!

Longchamp is my go to travel bag. I have two and I love them. When we were in Paris I ended up with a Goyard, bucket list item! But the tax savings is so helpful!