There was no pre-arranged dinner for the Philippine Business Delegation on our first night in Tokyo so KKL (kanya-kanyang lakad) or KKK (kanya-kanyang kain) kami.
I saw my colleagues from Philippines, Inc. gathering up at the main lobby of the Imperial Hotel deciding where to go and where to eat. But one thing for sure, everybody wanted to eat Japanese, of course!
I didn’t join them because I wanted to take advantage of this chance to walk outside in this very pleasant 17 degrees. So I walked, and Tony Tan Caktiong joined me to Ginza, which was actually just two blocks away from the hotel.
Tony asked for directions and a map from the concierge.
He’s been in Tokyo several times in the past vacationing with his family so he’s quite familiar with the area. We walked to Ginza, usyoso the shops, took pictures.
Picture, si Tony muna,
tapos, ako. This is 2 blocks away from our hotel
We saw this poodle, parang stuffed toy.
The owner of this brand is now the richest or one of the richest person in Japan.
You could see images of crystal clear diamonds.
He entered the Mikimoto building with 4 floors of pearls showroom. Since I had no specific place to go, I just went with him in the store and naki usyoso na rin ako. He was curious about the different varieties and asked the sales ladies many questions. I think he was thinking of buying for his wife. We came out of the store knowledgeable about the luster, shape, colors, and prices, prices, prices. Dyos mio, sobrang mahal dun. One must be prepared to spend a minimum of $5,000 for a simple string of pearl. For South Sea pearls with elaborate designs encrusted wth diamonds, the price could go up to as much as $500,000 or roughly 22,250,000 pesos.
We continued walking, this time in search for the Sony building where Ten-Ichi, the restaurant that served the best tempura he’s ever eaten is located.
Great article.
That’s really funny!! 😀