California Pizza and Yokohama at Night

A few Saturdays ago, we took the train into Kawasaki (about a 45 minute ride) to Lazona Mall and some yummy California Pizza Kitchen. Sometimes, we just really miss good ole American food. On base, we can't get good pizza. The choices are Sbarro or Anthonys (the kind of pizza that only tastes good at midnight when you are intoxicated). Needless to say, we rarely get pizza here, so we like to take the train up to Kawasaki and go to California Pizza Kitchen. It is exactly the same as the ones in the states, and the salads and pastas are good too. They have a great kid menu, so everybody is happy!!

Lazona mall is an outdoor mall with trendy stores. There is a great area for the kids to run around (great for Brian and the boys while I browse through the stores.) Everything is very expensive, but the restaurants are great. We've also been to a fabulous Teppanaki restaurant there.






When we arrived, we noticed it was absolutely packed with people on all three levels. When I say packed, I mean, you could barely move. All we could see was a "sea of black hair". We saw a huge tv screen showing some performers, but we had no idea what the fuss was all about. People were trying to take pictures and laughing at the performers. We stood and watched for a few minutes, but decided since we couldn't understand a word that was being said, we would go to dinner and ask at the restaurant. The man at CPK spoke a little English and told us it was a very famous Japanese comedian giving a free perfomance. By the time we were done eating, it had ended, and all of the people had cleared out.





We then headed back towards Yokohama on the train. Next stop- Coldstone Creamery! I guess we were on a mission for American food. It is very funny because the workers sing songs in English while they make the ice cream. One song they sang was..."Hi ho, Hi ho it's off to work we go...." We all had our ice cream treat (it's a bummer though because for some reason they don't have cookie dough!) and then headed to our last stop of the night- the Yokohama Cosmo World Ferris Wheel. We have gone on the ferris wheel before, but never at night. We thought it would be a fun thing to do on such a clear night. It is about a 15-20 minute ride around, and the sights and lights are spectacular. The ferris wheel cabs are completely enclosed, and an English and Japanese speaking voice plays throughout the ride, explaining the views, buildings, and history of Yokohama.






It was a fun filled Saturday, and we were all exhausted. Luckily, we got seats on the train for our trip home.