Saturday Shopping

It was a sunny but chilly day, with the high being about 7 Celsius. However, not wanting to hibernate for another weekend, we went for a 10km morning jog, then spent the afternoon shopping at the Gotemba Supremium Outlet Mall.

I've mentioned this mall before - a large, sprawling outlet nestled at the foot of Mt. Fuji, about 30 minutes from home, it is rather a tourist attraction and people come from Tokyo and further to shop there, yet we mostly take it for granted. However, Brian's need for shoes, and my enjoyment of even just window shopping, decided that we'd spend our day in the chilly air of Gotemba.

We shopped for about four hours, including a late-lunch break, and came out with four pairs of shoes (three for Brian, one for me), two large bags of Salt and Vinegar chips (for me), a few little impulse purchases, and a couple of photos of my favourite mountain.

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By the time we got back to the car, it had been dark for over an hour  and dinner time had come, so we stopped at a new izakaya on the way home. Good food, friendly service - we'd go there again!