Temple Ginko and Ikebukuro

We decided to visit the Asakura Kannon Temple to see the big ginko tree we’ve taken pictures with over the years. We thought it wouldn’t be too crowded in the morning…not quite. It was packed but we got through the back streets to the temple.

We then headed to Ikebukuro to visit some areas is not had a chance to get back to over the years. We were bad foreigners and ate at McDonald’s. Kyrie was excited to get the special Pokémon donuts from Mister Donut. After that we killed time at the arcade waiting for Book Off to open…so drum game!

We continued to Sunshine 60 to look for Gram’s Ghibli planner with no luck at the Acorn Democracy store. I ended up ordering it online. We walked back on another quieter route to Otsuka Station.

Greg and I went out later in the evening to look for Vtuber stuff. I took a shower and we watched a program on JR Shikoku train routes that ran through Ehime from Matsuyama to Uwajima.Read more