Sendai Mitsui Outlet and Kirin Beer Factory

Future presents for James :)

I meant to go back to get this for MYSELF.  But we ran out of time!  I could probably find it online cheaper. Damn.  

Funky Nike's

Hello Kitty Vans!

Lego Store!  Berto wished they had a box of just grey pieces.  He needs them, I guess?

120 Outlet Stores

Strawberry Tea Float.  Kind of difficult to eat since the scoop of ice cream is on top of ice cubes.  We were down to the last 10 minutes before we had to leave.  

Kirin Brewery.  We've been to 5 breweries in Japan!  =)  Beer/Sake

Could not be in a picture, no makeup!  We had to leave the house at 6:15 am!

Beer booth

Torii

This was the tasting building

We could have 3 glasses of the different beer.  Also, was shown the 5 minute technique for a "perfect" beer.   

Broken clock from the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami centered in Sendai. 3-11-11

There was a lot of damage to the Kirin Factory.  We saw HUGE piles of wreckage in the city, now almost a year later.  

Kind of looks like a plastic Berto!

Dammit!  Blurry!

Rest stop.  Vending machine with HOT food.  Like, literally, will burn your tongue.

He was NOT amused.  =)

I loved these glasses!  Festival lanterns.

Not sure, but can't wait to try.

I freakin' LOVE slipper socks...and socks

Berto's shirt

Ramen Fest at Sky Plaza

Ramen Fest right out the gate. We tried three, this was our favorite.  Spicy Miso.  Soo delish!

"Regular" Ramen.  These were some fancy styrofoam bowls!

Chicken and Shrimp, tasty broth!

Each stand was selling ramen for 400 Yen. (USD $5.21)  They also had yakisoba and other things.  But we stuck with ramen.

We've gotten a ton of snow this weekend, they did a good job of clearing the "Fest" area.  It was mostly Japanese, hardly any Americans.  It wasn't advertised very well.  Just glad I found out about it yesterday.

Keeping the snow out!  There were heaters in there too.  The blue bucket was were you could pour your leftovers.  I bet there will be some well fed dogs tonight!

A magician inside the "Sky Plaza"

There is a cafe and pizza place inside the Sky Plaza.  For some reason we haven't gone here yet.  I thought this sign was funny.

These guys kinda freak me out.  A cross between gnomes/trolls/leprechauns.  HA!

There is a large store, they have thrift items, new items, foods and veggies.

Minnesota motor cycle plates!!!  =)

Hamburger bento!  Awesomeness!

School bus bentos.  Didn't notice Berto in the background.  Creepy eyes!  HA!

Lego container

Oreo cookie containers

Reminds me of a Lucha Libre mask!  And a panda.

This is what Berto and I would look like if we were cats!  

I have a necklace in this style my sister Lisa made me.  This one was on sale for 3,500 or $45.57

The bakery/cafe

That is BACON!!

The snow accumulation from an hour!

Of course I forgot my hat in the car.  I was preoccupied with thoughts of ramen!

The second one is (antique) new. Very cheap.  I like the squatness of it!  (That IS a word, people!)  Reminds me of a little boy taking a bath in a bucket.  Can you picture it?

Jewelry box I got a while back.  Finally have everything cleaned and organized.

I told Berto that I HAD to have it.  I needed somewhere to store my tiara!  ;)