Today was our last day in Tokyo. A bit sad.
Finished the packing, we hit the tube to get to the Honda Welcome Plaza at Aoyoma Itchome (only 2 stops from Shinjuku on Toei Oedo Line) before lunch. Highlight would have been the Asimo demonstration. Unfortunately, we missed the previous one. It only took place 3 times a day and the next one would be too late. We checked out some of the Honda models and played on the riding simulator for a while then headed back to Shinjuku.
We then came to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. A trip to the observatory on the 45th floor is a must and it's free! It overlooks the whole city. On a nice day, you might be able to see the Fuji Mount. Oh, the lift was very fast and made by Mitsubishi.
We could see the Tokyo Tower from here.
It's now lunch time and we headed to the building nearby. It's so exciting as we had waited for this lunch for days. The restaurant was located on 51st floor.
As we waited outside for our table to be set, the chef came out to take order from us. He spoke Chinese. Excellent. He explained to me the differences between each set menu and only one of them was Japanese Wagyu. It was the most expensive set but we got to try it. So we ordered a set of Japanese Wagyu and one set of Australian steak to taste the differences.
The steak on the left was Australian and the one on the right is Japanese Wagyu.
We were served by the same chef in a private room looking over Shinjuku. He first fried 2 giant Scallop on the Teppan. Incredible freshness. He then started to work on the crispy deep-fried garlic slices. These are a perfect match with the Kobe beef.
The view at the back was fantastic. Even better at night I suppose. We were first served with the Australian steak. The chef cut the steak into cubes effortlessly. They were actually quite tender, the most tender sirloin steak I have had.
Then comes the legendary Kobe beef. What can I say! It's a perfect balance of meat and fat. Every bites were full of oiliness and juiciness. To whoever will ask, yes they melt in the mouth.
Set menu B ( Australian sirloin with seafood)--4200円
Japanese Wagyu--10,500円
The bill came in a total of just under 150,000 ( £100). Expensive, but worth every penny.
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