Tokyo Swan 21: Winter Wonderland

While the weather here in Michigan is now finally starting to show signs of spring, it has been interesting to reflect on the differences in the climate and weather here in Michigan versus the climate in Tokyo. In particular, I was really interested in how winter is like in Tokyo. Much to my surprise, it hardly snowed at all and even when it was at its coldest it was nowhere near as cold as it gets in Michigan!

So, one day when it did snow I decided to shoot another video to show what a really cold day in Tokyo is like. I went out with some of my friends to get some food, and we wound up going to a very well known Japanese restaurant known as Matsuya. It is kind of like the Mcdonalds of Japan, in regards to the fact that it’s very fast, very cheap, and very common. Certainly it’s not representative of finer restaurants in Japan, but it’s an interesting part of local food in Japan.

Also included in this video is a trip to the local starbucks. The starbucks there are actually very similar to the ones back home, but it’s still really interesting to check them out. Anyways, hope wherever you are in the world the weather is nice and you are having a good one!