JapónTokyo PrefectureSumida-kuNarihiraTokyo Sky Tree35°42’37” N 139°48’40” E 17 de febrero, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
…..so we had to visit The Owl Cafe 🦉🦉🦉
https://akiba2960.com/
It’s a bit out of the way, in a couple of small rooms, but then you enter and there are REAL OWLS. Lots of them, perchedLeer más
JapónTokyo PrefectureSumida-kuNarihiraOshiage Eki35°42’36” N 139°48’43” E
17 de febrero, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Most restaurants have windows full of plastic food, replicating their dishes. I couldn’t resist a few pics, but unable to verify if the real deal looked as ‘delicious’ as the plastic versions…..
JapónChiba-kenChiba-shiInage35°38’49” N 140°5’9” E
JapónTokyo PrefectureSumida-kuNarihiraTokyo Sky Tree35°42’37” N 139°48’40” E 17 de febrero, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
For night views, we headed to floors 350 & 450.
The place was mobbed, hoards of visitors corralled into groups for queuing, ticket printing, up lifts, down lifts, the glass floor terror, getting aLeer más
JapónTokyo PrefectureShibuya-kuSakuragaokachōShibuya Eki35°39’29” N 139°42’1” E
18 de febrero, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Having watched Jane McDonald (one of my cultural references for Tokyo!) on her televised trip to Japan, we were keen to visit Pepper Parlour, a cafe where robots interact with you at your table. ILeer más
JapónTokyo PrefectureShibuya-kuSakuragaokachōShibuya Eki35°39’32” N 139°41’59” E
18 de febrero, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
I can't understand why it's taken me so long to get to Tokyo. It has shot way up on my list of favourite cities. Big, but not brash, a mystic narnia of techno niknaks one moment and shinto shrine toLeer más
JapónTokyo PrefectureShibuya-kuUdagawachō35°39’41” N 139°41’51” E
18 de febrero, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Loved looking at the shop displays…..
We enjoyed the Animate shop, all things Anime, including banks of vending machines full of trinkets in plastic capsules. We both used up some small change toLeer más
JapónTokyo PrefectureShibuya-kuSakuragaokachōShibuya Eki35°39’31” N 139°41’59” E
AustraliaState of VictoriaHumeMelbourne Airport37°40’2” S 144°50’53” E
19 de febrero, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Hello Melbourne, clocks forward another 2 hours 🥱
We had to make the transition from international arrivals to domestic departures, which was quite a painful process as it turned out.
Got thruLeer más
AustraliaState of TasmaniaHobartMulgrave Point42°53’12” S 147°19’60” E
19 de febrero, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The last few days have been full on with flights, jet lag and seeing as much as we could squeeze in, in Tokyo. I really enjoyed the vibe, we did a lot in our limited time, but I was ready to leaveLeer más
Viajero
Colin and this owl have a similar look - just need to add glasses !
Viajero Hilarious! But you’re not wrong, both are (allegedly) very wise…..
Viajero
Pistachio looks very intense - !
Viajero Just posing for his photoshoot I think!