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- Apr 20, 2017, 10:00 AM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
- Japan Tokyo Minato-ku Takanawa 35.62783, 139.7350935°37’40” N 139°44’6” E
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Day 9: Shinagawa Aqua Park
April 20, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Since it was the last full day in Japan for us, we took the morning easy. Had breakfast at the hotel, walked around some local grocery stores (and bought A LOT of stuff), and watched some people make "tai-yaki" and ate it!

We checked our the Aqua Park that was in the courtyard of the hotel we're staying at - by far the COOLEST aquarium I've ever been to, and I've been to a lot of aquariums. The first section had really simple tanks with only one or two types of fish in each- and the tank surface was a touch screen!!! They each had a different cool interface and when you clicked on the side it had facts about fish that were in there!! So cool- a great way to engage this generation aquarium go-ers and getting them educated.

Maisie and I also ride the merry-go-round :)Read more
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- Apr 20, 2017, 4:00 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 62 m
- Japan Tokyo Goten’yama 35.69624, 139.5704335°41’46” N 139°34’14” E
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Ghibli Museum
April 20, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
This was AMAZING!! If you are a fan of Miyazaki films and have seen many of the Ghibli films - this is a must go!! Unfortunately, they didn't allow any photography inside the actual museum - so I don't have anything to show, but trust me when I say, it was magical!!! They had thousands of sketches and storyboards, cool film gadgets, models and adorable play areas.

Crazy thing that happened - our appointment to see the museum was at 4pm so we left for the trains around 3pm, which was plenty of time. Except - there was a passenger accident that shut down a large portion of the lines. We had to scramble and get on a bunch of different trains to get there- we were 20mins late but they still let us in :)Read more
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- Apr 21, 2017
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 52 m
- Japan Tokyo Shinjuku Tokyo Tochōmae Eki 35.68949, 139.6917135°41’22” N 139°41’30” E
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Last Day
April 21, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Since our flight was not till 5pm, we had a chance to take the morning easy. Packed EVERYTHING - somehow we ended up with 2 very full suitcases - even after all the diapers used, presents to my cousin out, and extra room for souvenirs.

We couldn't believe the vacation was over! We saw so much and had a great time experiencing this culture.

The flight home was long, but Maisie was really great and slept for over 8hrs of the 12hr flight!! And when she was awake, she was a great traveler. As the plane landed, we were relieved at how great Maisie did - BUT THEN in the last 2mins of us taxi-ing, she decided it was the perfect time to vomit all over herself and Steven. We couldn't believe it - I felt so bad for all those people around us that had to smell that as we waited to get off the plane. Silverlining - it was at the end of the flight and we were able to get a change of clothes for them.both before our connecting flight to MSP.

Overall- it was an amazing trip filled with culture, delicious food, family time, and unexpected turns. We were so lucky to have the opportunity to travel to a great country with the help of family - and all our friends helping us out with taking care of BB, driving us to the airport - and our bosses that let us take a significant time off.Read more
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Day 9: Shinagawa Aqua Park

Ghibli Museum

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