hotter and hotter, especially in Tokyo

and today it was around 30 degress

so it's boiling hot here and I'm boiling as you can see right now

and I know the perfect thing to eat on a summer's hot day

So I'll take you there today lets go

Today we've come to a local neighbourhood west of Tokyo called Sangenchaya

It's only 2 stops away from Shibuya but you can already feel a big difference in the atmosphere

Off the main road in the back streets we find ourselves an old traditional shaved ice shop

When you start seeing lines for shaved ice, you know summer's arrived

Shaved ice is definitely a must eat in summer and it gives you a taste of what Japanese summer is like

This shop here has been running for 40 years and is loved by the locals

While there are many trendy shaved ice out there now

this shop keeps the simple and traditional taste of Japanese shaved ice

Ishibashi-san cuts the ice just before it starts to melt giving it a soft cotton candy texture

and then she puts different coats of sweeteners on top

There are lots of flavours you can choose from and the price ranges from 500~1000yen

There were so many flavors to choose from and I couldn't decide however

in the end I decided to go with the green tea flavour for 800yen

and mannnnn did it taste good after a days work :P

and if you're one of those people who love to take photos of your food before you eat

trust me this is not one of those foods you should do it with

because you'll end up like me having to drink it and have green tea instead of shaved ice

So this was my first shaved ice for summer 2016

and I'm sure with the hotter weather coming up, I will be eating a lot more

so thank you for watching until the end of the video and here is my previous

video about what not to wear in Japan so I'm really glad some of you found it

really helpful or enjoyed the video and it was nice to hear about some of the things you guys wear

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