As my last day I decided to visit the centre of the city to see the imperial gardens. I got up early to ensure I traveled while the weather was still cooler, knowing that a hot day outdoors was not what I was looking for. The trip was different. A lot more business people on …
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Japan Trip Day 12 – Ikebukuro Revisited
Today I spent some time relaxing and catching up on missing sleep. I also helped my girlfriend with some work so I was not out of the apartment until late. I had a ramen and gyoza supper, which was also lunch and breakfast, and then jumped on the train to the ikebukuro section, specifically Tokyu …
Japan Trip Day 11 – Akihabara revisited
Today I traveled back to Akihabara with the intention of completing my souvenir shopping. I had three people left to shop for and I was going to shop until I was at zero. So I had a ramen brunch and then headed on over. This time it was an easier trip since I have a …
Japan Trip Day 10 – Ikebukuro
This post is very late, and I am sorry for that. I even questioned writing it because so little happened today. I went shopping, at Ikebukuro, which is a fairly busy shopping centre area. It boasts anime/manga and cosplay, as well as other shopping centres, and I did visit a number of places that had …
Japan Trip Day 9 – Shinjuku Chuo Park
Today was a quiet day. I planned to visit a large park in the centre of Tokyo but ended up on the wrong train and by the time I realized it I was a couple of stops from Shinjuku so I decided to go there. Turns out that the time I arrived was before store …
Japan Trip Day 8 – Ghibli Museum
Today was my first trip outside of the core area of Tokyo that I am staying in. Also it was a rainy day. I passed a very pleasant hour journey on the train and I saw a lot of interesting scenery, including the museum of modern happiness, which amused me, so I guess it met …
Japan Trip Day 7 – Ueno Park
So today I took a lovely subway ride to Ueno and visited the park. Ueno park is a very large place, holding a number of statues and buildings. I only saw about half of it while I was there. My original intention was to find a quiet place to sit with some food and read …
Japan Trip Day 6 – Teamlab Borderless
Today I took a walk over to the Teamlab Borderless art installation. This is a beautiful contemporary art exhibit designed by Epson. The walk over was about an hour, each way, and on the way there it was a drizzle like rain, which was actually rather refreshing considering how hot and humid it has been …
Japan Trip Day 5 – Akihabara
So for those who do not know Akihabara was originally the tech centre for Tokyo. It was where you went for gadgets, electronics and general maker type project pieces. And that element still exists, but the majority of the space is now dedicated to the ‘otaku’ fandom space. Anime, manga and video games. I went …
Japan Trip Day 4 – Lazy Day
So today was a day off for me. The amount of sun I got on Friday was so bad that I feared aggravating by going outdoors for any length of time. I got up and out relatively early to have breakfast. Picked up some onigiri at the 7-eleven a few buildings down and saw in …
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