And we are off!
17 Februari, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Busy traffic to the airport but made it with plenty of time to spare. Checked in online yesterday so it was the bag drop and customs this morning, and it was super quiet! Got through in about 15Baca selengkapnya
Home for the week
17 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Have arrived at our apartment in Tokyo 16 hours since we left our house in Melb. Our flight was relatively cruisy. Michael and I just read our books basically the whole trip. The food was surprisinglyBaca selengkapnya
Yokohama cupnoodle museum
18 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Today is the first day of the Chinese new year, so we are spending the day in Yokohama as they have one of Japan's only Chinatowns. Getting here was a headache and a half.
We've done just aboutBaca selengkapnya
Lunch at Kahuna Room
18 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
We've ducked over to the "around the world building" across from the cup noodle museum to have lunch, as we were starving! We ended up at a waffle and curry house called Kalaha Room. It is HawaiianBaca selengkapnya
Yokohome Motomachi Shopping Street
18 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Caught a go taxi down to motomachi shopping street, which runs along at the very bottom of Yokohama chinatown. It's a quaint street with a strange mix of modern and European architecture, and theBaca selengkapnya
Yokohama Chinatown
18 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
The last stop for the day in Yokohama was at their Chinatown. It's currently Chinese New Year, so there are lots of lanterns and festivities happening and extra food stuff on sale.
We arrived at anBaca selengkapnya
DisneySea
19 Februari, Jepang ⋅ 🌬 5 °C
Today we have a hopper pass to explore DisneySea and Disneyland. This is Michaels first time at a Disney park and my fourth time (I've done California, Florida, and Hong Kong Disney parks). TheBaca selengkapnya
DisneyLand Tokyo
19 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
We spent our afternoon at Disneyland, grabbing the Disney rail to get here, which was very cute given the train cars had fluffy seats and handrails!
We did four animatronic rides here. There wereBaca selengkapnya
Ramen for dinner
19 Februari, Jepang ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
We decided that after a day of scattered snaking, we needed something of substance to fill our bellies but that was also on the way home from the bus station. That combination of factors landed us atBaca selengkapnya
Mikokuyu: The Japanese Bathhouse
19 Februari, Jepang ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
I left Michael at the apartment to go on a little night time adventure to a local bathhouse about a 10 minute walk from the apartments. It's so crazy that our neighbourhood is so chill that you canBaca selengkapnya
Kichijoji Studio Ghibli Day
20 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
This is a placeholder post so that everyone knows I'm not dead! Michaels phone is having difficulties connecting to his camera, so we are going to sort it once home and I'll update everything laterBaca selengkapnya
In transit: Kichijoji
20 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
There is a bakery not far from our apartment that wafts through the air every time you pass it. It's intoxicating and both Michael and I moan each time we pass by. I looked it up, and they specialiseBaca selengkapnya
Shirohige’s Cream Puff Shop
20 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Our first main stop on our Ghibli inspired itinerary today is Shirohige's Cream Puff Shop. This is the only Studio Ghibli licensed bakery in all of Japan! They sell out super fast, so we arrived tenBaca selengkapnya
Petit Mura
20 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
The next stop on our itinerary is Petit Mura. Petit Mura is a small complex with some shops and a cat rescue cafe, all designed with Ghibli whimsy and architectural vibes. I got a cute new beanieBaca selengkapnya
A drink and burger for uncle Don
20 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Had a drink for Uncle Don over our American burgers for lunch today. Uncle Don passed away a few weeks ago, and his funeral unfortunately landed today whilst we were here in Japan. But Uncle Don wasBaca selengkapnya
Studio Ghibli Museum
20 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
We spent our afternoon at the Studio Ghibli Museum. This was an amazing museum that included storyboards, drawing inspirations, Miyazaki's personal study items, a range of displays and explorations onBaca selengkapnya
Plum Blossoms!
20 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We wandered back up to Kichijoji station through Inokashira Park to discover that the various plums and some early cherry blossoms were out in bloom! Very lovely to see such a nice variety of coloursBaca selengkapnya
Stationary and Dumplings at Asakusabashi
20 Februari, Jepang ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
We ended our day in Asakusabashi, which was the city area that we had to transit between train and subway. We went over to a very large stationary store where Michael bought a few things (his poorBaca selengkapnya
More baked goods!
21 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Had to stop in and try out four more of the baked goods from our amazing local bakery. All four completely hit the spot, munching on two outside of the bakery (the melonpan and the cream and custard)Baca selengkapnya
Setagaya Plum Festival at Hinagi Park
21 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Today we are starting our morning in a Japanese "deep cut" (I'm using this term for any place or activity that is very much not on the tourist radar unless you are a tourist specifically hunting forBaca selengkapnya
Kitazawa Flea Market and shops
21 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We have headed up to shitakitazawa to visit the flea market that is on today. This is a "thrift" town, but it really is more so a "designer vintage" town. Our friend Erin was bang on with herBaca selengkapnya
Souffle pancakes for lunch at Flippers
21 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Went to Flippers to get some souffle pancakes for lunch for a change. Omg, they were so light and fluffy! Michael had milk tea with banana and caramel, and I had blueberries with lemon curd andBaca selengkapnya
Cat street and Parco wanders
21 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We caught the train from Shimokitazawa up to Harajuku to go and check out a great view rec from our friend Erin, and it was so lovely! Michael got some killer snaps of the view and where we were aboutBaca selengkapnya
Chinese for Dinner
21 Februari, Jepang ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We were ravished after so much walking, so had an early 5.30pm dinner at a local Chinese place. Really tasty stuff that hit the spot, especially after such a wheat heavy day, it was good to down someBaca selengkapnya
Shibuya Crossing
21 Februari, Jepang ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
We went to the super famous Shibuya crossing to people watch and get a feel for the place, and well, Michael caught this candid of me that sums things up. My thought was "it's not THAT big why are youBaca selengkapnya

































































































































































































































































Can see your plane landed safely and a few minutes early. YAY. Have a great trip guys! Love Mum & Rob. [Jacqui]