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  • Traveler๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
    Day 1

    Traveling to Japan (Day 0) ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆโœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

    September 9, 2023 in Japan โ‹… โ›… 32 ยฐC

    Today was a full travel day! โœˆ๏ธ
    I met up with my friend to fly to Japan together! We were able to get in the lounge with our credit cards for a quick freshening up! We ended up taking Air Canada direct flight to Haneda airport in Tokyo! Food in Air Canada wasn’t bad and we were even able to get wine! ๐Ÿท After the 13 hr flight, we got off with absolutely no sleep ๐Ÿฅด (we were exhausted) but our traveling didn’t end there!
    We had to hop onto a bullet train (called Shinkansen in Japan) to Osaka to meet up with the rest of our friends! ๐Ÿฅฒ I will say, we did end up falling asleep on the train for at least an hour out of the 2.5 hr ride! ๐Ÿš„
    We arrived in Osaka at about 10pm, then had to take a subway from the train station to the subway station near our hotel, which was about 15 mins. The subways here in Japan are so nice! They were clean, the stations have walls and doors built so people don’t jump onto the tracks! ๐ŸšŠ
    After we arrived at our subway station, we walked about 5 mins to our hotel and met up with all the girls! But we were starving at this point, so maya and I decided to go to a famous beef bowl restaurant (beef bowls are called Yoshinoya) and it was AMAZING! ๐Ÿคค
    One major thing was that both meals together was only ¥1100 (~$10 CAD)! It was so delicious, the meat was so nicely cooked and they didn’t seem to use that much seasoning, but it didn’t need anything. Miso soup was delicious and the pickled salad a great palate cleanser! ๐Ÿ˜‹
    We walked by a 7/11 and ended up buying a few things before heading back to our hotel for a much needed sleep ๐Ÿ˜ด    Read more

  • Traveler๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
    Day 2

    Osaka Castle & Dotonburi - Day 1

    September 10, 2023 in Japan โ‹… โ˜๏ธ 31 ยฐC

    Started off the day with a quick brunch at a restaurant known for their Japanese pancakes, called Happy Pancakes! ๐Ÿฅž
    We made our way to Osaka castle, which was absolutely beautiful! I learned that this castle had to be rebuilt several times due to wars and uprisings within the Japanese country. It was finally renovated in 1997 to its current look! ๐Ÿฏ We wanted to look inside but the line up was too long, so we just took pictures from the outside. ๐Ÿ“ธ
    Then we walked back to downtown Osaka, to the famous Dotonburi street! Oh my gosh it was crazy packed, and this was only at 4:30pm! I can see where all the hype comes from since nearly every store front sells famous street foods all people need to try when they visit Dotonburi. We first tried their okonmiyonaki, it was crazy good! We walked further along popular street to find some takoyaki (Japanese octopus fried dough balls) which were (no surprise) amazing! ๐Ÿ˜‹ we found the famous Glico running man, where we stopped to take some pics.
    We finally made it to dinner (actually ran to our restaurant because it started thunder storming โ›ˆ๏ธ) We decided to go for wagyu beef J-BBQ! This was my friend Farheen’s request as it was an all halal restaurant! It was really delicious! And honestly not that expensive either! ๐Ÿ—
    Continuing along the river we tried Japan’s famous cremia ice cream! Let me tell you, the texture of the ice cream is nothing I’ve tasted before. The Japanese milk or cream they use to make it is definitely unique! I loved it! ๐Ÿฆ
    As we were about to leave, we stumbled along one of Japan’s well known photo booths called Purikura! These are where you can take pictures and they are automatically photo shopped to the point where you look somewhat alien-like! ๐Ÿ˜‚ It was a funny experience for sure!
    Overall a long but fun day exploring Osaka! ๐Ÿฅฐ    Read more

  • Traveler๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
    Day 3

    Osaka shopping ๐Ÿ›๏ธ - Day 2

    September 11, 2023 in Japan โ‹… โ˜๏ธ 28 ยฐC

    Today was a more chill day. Two of our friends were travelling elsewhere in Osaka so the rest of us decided to do something else. The weather was pretty cloudy and rainy so we decided to stay indoors and find a shopping mall to explore. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ
    We found ourselves at the Umeda-Osaka shopping centre. Near this mall, there was another shopping mall with a giant Ferris wheel on top and you could even ride it! We didn’t do that but I wish I could’ve checked it out at least. ๐Ÿฅฒ
    We hadn’t really had breakfast (other than Starbucks and a bun) and it was nearly lunchtime so we decided to get something hardy for lunch. We decided on udon noodles! Although it was a bit salty, it was probably one of the best udon noodles I’ve ever had! ๐Ÿœ
    As we were making our way through the underground path that connects all the malls, we stumbled upon a brightly lit department store! But this department store only sold foods! It was full of different stalls of foods! Different breads, desserts, bento boxes, sushi, fresh sashimi etc! I loved it there! ๐Ÿ˜ My friend got a matcha latte there! It was delicious! ๐Ÿ˜‹
    We went to a different mall with multiple little shops inside the 10 level mall! ๐Ÿ˜ we saw a Muji section (which sold things cheaper than Canada), there was also a whole floor of just stationary items! My friends and I spotted some cute themed merch shops, like the Totoro one and Moomin! Everything was pretty expensive but all so cute! ๐Ÿฅฐ
    We left the mall and kept walking, then we found a Don Quiote! Don Quiote in Japan is like a huge discount store that everyone talks about when visiting the country! It was definitely very overwhelming as they kind of throw random items everywhere with so many colours and signs! ๐Ÿ˜‚ There are a few things I do want to buy here so I’ll wait till I visit the Tokyo one, as there is one known as a mega Don Quiote!
    Before we left this shopping area, we decided to go back to the food department store to pick up this famous cheesecake to bring back to the hotel and share amongst all of us! It was very delicious, much better than the Uncle Tetsu cheesecakes in Toronto! ๐Ÿคค We also brought back pudding as some of the girls were also craving this!
    We took the subway back to our hotel area and decided to get Gyukatsu (fried pork) for dinner, where they par-fry it and give you your own little grill to cook your meat more! ๐Ÿฅฉ
    We met up with Farheen and Maya back at the hotel and they caught us up on their exciting day in Hiroshima. They also brought back cute maple desserts for us as well! ๐Ÿฅฐ
    Another fun and food-filled day done! ๐Ÿ’•    Read more

  • Traveler๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
    Day 4

    Osaka Universal Studios - Day 3 ๐ŸŒŽ

    September 12, 2023 in Japan โ‹… โ˜๏ธ 29 ยฐC

    Today we had tickets to go to Universal Studios Japan! We were so excited since many of us have never been to Universal Studios, plus the Japanese one is most famous for their Super Nintendo themed section and their Harry Potter section! ๐ŸŽฎ
    We started the day bright and early, headed over to Super Nintendo World first, since we had express passes for the park! We were pretty lucky since we were able to get express pass tickets for our day and they’re usually sold out really quickly! ๐Ÿ˜„ it allowed us to go into the Super Nintendo World with a timed entry (meaning we had to enter during the time they provided us). The express pass also allowed us to enter the Harry Potter world with a timed entry too!
    My friends (Farheen, Maya) and I got special themed headbands (I got snoopy a headband), Maya got Mario mushroom earrings, while Farheen got a Mario mushroom headband. ๐Ÿ„
    We also paid to get cute professional photography in front of the Super Nintendo World entrance.
    With our express pass, it got us through quite a few rides. The first was Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge - it was a 4D type of ride where you wear special glasses that projects enemies/items in front of you and you’re supposed to shoot them down in your cart (smaller rollercoaster). This was a fun and chill ride! ๐ŸŽ๏ธ The next ride we decided to go on was the Jurassic Park’s Flying Dinosaur! All of us were eyeing it since it was a pretty big roller coaster! I loved this one! Probably my favourite ride so far! ๐ŸŽข We checked our schedule and decided to go on the 4D Spider Man ride since the Jurassic Park: The Ride was closed for the month. This ride is similar to the Mario Cart Race. Farheen also bought the photo that they took of us on the ride and it was so funny seeing how immersed we got in the show! ๐Ÿ˜‚ We had a lot of time to kill after this ride since our entry into Harry Potter World wasn’t until 7pm. We decided to go for a quick lunch (we just got pizza with drinks, very expensive but what do you expect when you go to an amusement park ๐Ÿ˜…). We walked over to a Jujitsu Kaisen 3D film that maya wanted to watch, it was pretty cool but we couldn’t really understand since 1) I didn’t know what the show was about and 2) it was all in Japanese so we had no idea what they were saying ๐Ÿ˜‚. We walked back to the Minions area we saw before and got some Minion themed snacks (I got a banana ice cream sandwich, Nipa got a chestnut dessert sandwich and Farheen and Yebin both got shaved ice drinks. It was so cute! ๐Ÿฅฐ Since we still had time before our last section, we decided to line up for one more rollercoaster, The Dream. This one we didn’t have an express pass for, so we had to line up with everyone else and it took us about 1.5 hrs to get on. It was crazy hot this day so we were all sweating hard! ๐Ÿฅต There were to options for this ride, you could either go normally forward, or there was a cart that takes you on the same track but backwards! We decided on the backwards one cause why not ๐Ÿ˜‚. It was so much fun! Plus the sun was just setting so the views were amazing!
    By the time we left the ride, the sun was nearly set and the park started to have spooky vibes for Halloween! In the evening, the streets were full of those volunteers/workers that dressed upon costumes and scared people! It was so cool!
    We walked over to the Harry Potter World and wow it was amazing at night! ๐Ÿคฉ They had a mini hogsmead when you first walk in and they all these little shops you could buy merch or themed snacks! They even had butterbeer for sale, we got some but I only had a sip since it was a bit sweet for me ๐Ÿ˜…. We went to our final ride called Harry Potter the Forbidden Journey, near Hogwarts. It was pretty scary since there was a whole section of spiders, omg yuck! ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ Sadly Jen got motion sick on this ride (she ate a snack before the ride and she didn’t feel well after). So we took it slow after and just rested for about 30 mins. We left the park and it was so crowded. ๐ŸšŠ
    We just grabbed a quick dinner at 7/11 before heading back to the hotel to pack out stuff!    Read more

  • Traveler๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
    Day 5

    Kyoto and Fushimi Inari - Day 4

    September 13, 2023 in Japan โ‹… โ›… 32 ยฐC

    Today we woke up early to catch the train headed towards Kyoto. We didn’t have much time to get breakfast/coffee so we just grabbed a quick snack at the convenience stores.
    The trip was quick, only about a 15 mins train ride. We were initially going to use a coin locker to leave our luggages in so we didn’t have to carry it around before our check-in but we ended up keeping them and grabbing a quick lunch! ๐Ÿœ
    I had my first ramen in Japan and it did not disappoint! The noodles were so chewy and the broth was amazing! Bonus, it was so cheap!! Less than $10 for a bowl! I know Toronto you can’t get a basic ramen bowl for less than $15 now. ๐Ÿฅฒ
    We took the subway to our Airbnb and it wasn’t as great as expected… we opted for a more traditional looking place but it was a lot older than we had thought. All 6 of us were sharing the same Airbnb. Lots of bugs and only 2 people were able to sleep on beds, the rest of us slept on futons. It actually wasn’t bad but we were afraid of the bugs, haha… ๐Ÿ˜…
    Since we got to Kyoto earlier, we decided to visit the Fushimi Inari. It was so nice but very busy as it was later in the afternoon. Before we saw the red gates, we all decided to grab some local snacks. Farheen and I got these popsicles, she got a matcha flavoured one, mine was some sort of milk tea with red bean and mochi. Not that sweet and pretty strong flavours! ๐Ÿ˜‹ The red gates are a very popular spot for tourists. We were going to climb near the top of the mountain because that area has less people and is better for pictures, but we split up. Maya, yebin and I went only part way up, mostly because it was getting dark and there seemed to be a lot of mosquitoes. Farheen, Jen and Nipa went a lot higher up and got lots of pics, but they came back to the bottom pretty late ๐Ÿ˜‚
    While the three of us were waiting for Farheen, Nipa and Jen, we decided to pick our fortunes. Unfortunately I got the worst fortune… ๐Ÿฅฒ it was a bit hard to read since it was all in Japanese and we had to rely on Google translate, which wasn’t very accurate. Maya got the best fortune and yebin just got a neutral fortune. They have this tradition where if you get a bad fortune, you can tie it up on this fence at the site and leave your bad fortune, which is what I did haha ๐Ÿ˜… hopefully nothing bad follows me out of there.
    After this, Farheen, Nipa and Jen were pretty tired so they ended up going back to the Airbnb but us three decided to explore the downtown core of Kyoto more. We were staying in a more remote area but the city is similar to Osaka, just a little less people. We settled on a conveyor belt sushi restaurant! It was pretty cool, but a little pricey. I ended up spending ~$25 for dinner just on me, oops ๐Ÿ˜… then we were dead tired and just took the train home to sleep!    Read more

  • Traveler๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
    Day 6

    Arashiyama Bamboo Grove - Day 5

    September 14, 2023 in Japan โ‹… โ›… 24 ยฐC

    Our second (and only full) day in Kyoto, we woke up bright and early in the morning. By bright and early, we literally were out of the house by 6:30am. We arrived at the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest for 7am and there were already some tourists at the forest! It was so peaceful and calming in the forest. All of us stopped to take a few pictures, then continued down the path until we saw a big pond. This pond had lilies and lily pads growing from it! ๐Ÿชท
    We were quite sleep deprived so we walked to a convenience store and got coffee/drinks. Though this was probably not the best idea because we forgot we wanted to visit the original Arabica (%) coffee shop! Some of my friends ordered a second coffee, most of them got a matcha drink! ๐Ÿต I didn’t get another one, but tried their drinks, it was delicious, especially the Kyoto coffee! โ˜•๏ธ
    It was around 11am we decided to head towards the famous Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama. This is a monkey park located not too far from the bamboo forest, where you can see monkeys roam around you and even feed them for a small fee. ๐Ÿ’ They were super cute but a little bit scary because they can come up to anyone waking nearby since they roam free around the area. However, you can only feed the monkeys while you’re in the fenced box. ๐Ÿ™Š I think the most difficult part of this was climbing up the mountain to the monkeys! There was a huge set of stairs, then a long path upwards. It didn’t help that the weather was quite hot and humid that day ๐Ÿฅต Hydration is so important in this situation.
    After this, two of my friends left to go back to the Airbnb since they were pretty tired from walking. The rest of us explored the area a bit more, since there were quite a few cute shops on the street. We walked by some themed cafes, like the miffy cafe, a rilakkuma shop and even a snoopy chocolate shop! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ
    As it was only the afternoon, we ended up travelling back to our Airbnb, to have a quick rest. By 2pm, we left again to travel to Higashiyama, which is a town full of cute shops and lots of history! Farheen and I also decided to try on a local kimono. Sadly it was around 3pm when we arrived and a lot of shops were already closing up. Luckily we found one that let us dress up in a clothing similar to kimonos, called Yakutas ๐Ÿ‘˜. They spent a lot of time on Farheen and I, it is not an easy process putting this on. They even did our hair! It was so fun dressing up, and even walking around the small town. We had to return within an hour as they were closing up too.
    We ended the day going to a local udon shop, which was run by an older couple, honestly the best udon I’ve ever had! Would definitely recommend going to this restaurant! ๐Ÿœ
    Definitely a long and tiring, but fun day!    Read more

  • Traveler๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
    Day 7

    Kyoto to Tokyo ๐Ÿš„ - Day 6

    September 15, 2023 in Japan โ‹… โ˜๏ธ 28 ยฐC

    We took an early train from Kyoto to Tokyo, our last stop in our Japan portion of the trip! We arrived a lot earlier than our hotel check-in at 3pm. We left our luggages at the train station’s luggage storage for a small fee, and left to explore this row of shops called Character street. It’s essentially a bunch of character themed merch shops located all in one hallway. It was so busy but everything was so cute! Like the Kirby themed store and the Mofusand cat store! ๐Ÿฑ
    For lunch, we ended up walking to a well known tempura spot, which was delicious! ๐Ÿค
    It was pouring rain outside so we had to find our way around the city with our umbrellas โ˜”๏ธ
    Finally it was 3pm so we went to our hotel to check in, which was quite nice (definitely better than our Kyoto Airbnb lol) ๐Ÿ˜‚
    Later in the evening we ended up skipping our original plan of going to Shibuya and just went straight to Shinjuku to explore the night life. It was so pretty and as bright as all the pictures make it out to be! Definitely a lot of people were there for the same reasons as us! We saw the famous Godzilla on the buildings in the heart of Kabukicho district in Shinjuku!
    We decided to enter the Kabukicho building and it was so cool and bright inside! It was almost like an indoor night market, but it was so packed! All the neon lights made it look so cool! ๐ŸŒˆ
    In the evening, we decided to check out the cool spots nearby. 3 of my friends decided to go to this street called Omoide Yokocho, which is a few small walkways with tons of bbq skewer shops lining the whole way. You pick a spot and sit at the counter to order food and they cook it in front of you. I was with Maya and we we’re going to join, but it was a little too busy. We ended up walking further and found ourselves lining up for Ichiran Ramen. This spot is very well known for their solo booths, perfect for people who don’t want human interaction ๐Ÿ˜„ You enter and order food on a machine, then you take your number and wait to be seated at a solo booth. They take your order once you sit down through the window and once they give you your ramen, they close the curtain so you get more privacy when eating. I saw Mike Chen (from Strictly Dumpling) come here a few times and I was so excited to try it! Since I came with Maya, they sat us at booths beside each other! The ramen was amazing! I loved the perfectly cooked noodles mixed with the soup and all the toppings! I would definitely come here again if I could! ๐Ÿœ It was a perfect way to end the day!    Read more

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    Day 8

    Teamlabs & Ultra Day 1 - Day 7 ๐Ÿ“ธ

    September 16, 2023 in Japan โ‹… โ˜๏ธ 28 ยฐC

    You might’ve seen clips or pictures online of this immersive exhibit that people are visiting in Tokyo. This place is called teamlab Planets, where they have several art exhibits that were all interactive in some way! It’s completely bare foot, but they “wash” everyone’s feet before they enter each room. My favourite room was the lights/mirrors room, it was also the first one people entered. It was just so ethereal and the lights changed according to the music! They also had several other rooms, including one with water at calf level, those silver eggs in an outdoor exhibit and finally the hanging flowers room. This room was so pretty and it was really interesting as the flowers were all real and kept at a specific temperature! ๐Ÿ’
    We decided to go at the first slot in hopes of taking more pictures with less people, but unfortunately it seems like everyone else had the same idea, since it felt so packed even if it was 9:30am! We still got a few good shots in for everyone. ๐Ÿ“ธ
    All 5 of us were there except Maya, who decided to stay around Tokyo and explore on her own.
    This day was also the first day of Ultra Japan. Since teamlabs was so close to the Ultra venue, Farheen and I decided to stay in the area, and the rest of them explore Tokyo themselves. Farheen and I went to the Gundam statue as well as Diver City Plaza. Diver city is a big mall with several floors of stores and food spots! We were starving since we didn’t really eat breakfast when we left, so we got soba noodles for lunch! It was so delicious! ๐Ÿ˜‹
    We got ready in the washroom before going to Ultra, as were many other girls. We entered the venue after picking up our wrist bands, and it was so nice! They had a smaller stage, called Resistance, and of course the main stage. That day we were looking forward to Endless Summer, Hardwell, Axwell X Ingrosso and DJ Snake! I have to say all of them were great, but Hardwell and DJ Snake were my favourites! Farheen and I were pretty close to the stage for the first two artists but it might have been a small mistake cause it was so crowded and that day was especially sunny and hot… ๐Ÿฅต We were both dying from the heat, and sadly didn’t have water. During the Axwell X Ingrosso set, we decided to leave the crowd in search for water and somewhere with less people. We got our drinks and ended up staying closer to the back since it had more space to move and breathe. We also met some really nice girls who took cute pics of us and even signed Farheen’s Canadian flag! DJ snake was last and did not disappoint! We left around 9pm but didn’t get home till about 10pm cause it was so packed to leave the venue and on the subways. Since many restaurants were closed by then, we just grabbed a quick dinner from the convenience store and went to bed ๐Ÿ˜ด    Read more

  • Traveler๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต and ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
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    Day 9

    Shibuya and Ultra Japan Day 2 - Day 8

    September 17, 2023 in Japan โ‹… โ˜€๏ธ 32 ยฐC

    Another full day in Tokyo without any solid plans! Yebin had plans to meet up with her friend in Japan, so the rest of us decided to check out Sunshine City in Ikebukuro. Sunshine City is a huge mall, probably most well known for their Pokemon store. Farheen and I planned to check it out, but when we arrived, it was a huge line up looping around the store! ๐Ÿ™ˆ Luckily when we lined up, it moved pretty quickly and we entered within 10 mins! Today was also Nipa’s last day on the trip with us so she arrived at the mall a bit earlier to check it out before her flight. Maya and Jenny decided to explore the mall on their own. Farheen and I entered the Pokémon store and it was so busy, but full of cute items! I didn’t end up buying anything so I left to go check out this other store Kiddy Land which sold so many cute merch items, like the famous Mofusand cat, Miffy items, Rilakkuma stuff and even Sumikko Guarashi themed things! ๐Ÿ’• Everything was so cute I wish I could buy more! I ended up buying a few things for my friends and family before meeting up with Farheen again! Since we had to leave a bit earlier to head over to Ultra Day 2, we decided to grab a quick snack/lunch before we left. I got a McDonald’s meal! Not too sure if it’s just me, but I love visiting McDonald’s in different countries since they sell food items unique to their own country! I bought a teriyaki burger, with fries and an Earl Grey Iced Lemon tea. I also bought their limited time dessert, called Tsukumi Pie. It had mochi and red bean. Let me tell you, it was the best McDonald’s pie I’ve ever had, I still think about it to this day! ๐Ÿ˜‚ What was a bonus was that the whole meal was only ~¥800 (~$10CAD) which was amazing! I don’t think you can get a meal for less than $15 here in Canada ๐Ÿฅฒ Farheen got a crepe and we both ate before heading over to Shibuya!
    We went by ourselves since the other girls got to visit the day before, while we were exploring Diver city mall. We took the trains towards Shibuya and arrived right at the famous Shibuya Scramble (the famous crosswalk that many talk about)! ๐Ÿคฉ What was super interesting was that there was a special festival happening in that area as we arrived. It’s called the Shibuya Konno Hachimangu Annual Festival. This is where several shrines come together and perform dances, as well as gather for a large parade. Once some of the paraders passed by, we saw the famous crosswalk in full! It was definitely packed full of people and tourists walking!
    One of the other main reasons why we wanted to go to Shibuya was that we wanted to visit the mega Don Quiote. It definitely lived up to its name, it was a full 9 floors! ๐Ÿคฉ Both of us took a little longer than expected shopping there. We did quite a bit of souvenir shopping as well as buying many snacks to bring back home! ๐Ÿ˜‹ Overall we had a great haul! We made our way back to the hotel and picked up a quick halal burger lunch for Farheen.
    Yebin wasn’t feeling too great so she was resting in our room. I quickly changed and got dressed, then went to Farheen, Jen and Nipa’s room to finish getting ready. Ultra Day 2, our outfits were “Toronto” themed. I wore a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey that I borrowed from Farheen’s bf and she wore a Raptor’s jersey! I loved our outfits that day hehe! ๐Ÿฅฐ Jen and Maya left to try the Gyukatsu restaurant near our hotel.
    Farheen and I left to the Ultra venue and saw the end half of Peggy Gou’s set. I’m just happy we saw her song (It Goes Like) Nanana! She was super cool!
    But the main DJ that everyone was dying to see (including us) was Skrillex. I’ll admit, I wish he had a longer set but it was still so amazing! Farheen and I didn’t make the same mistake as the day before where we went up close in the crowd, we just stayed near the back. We also were smarter and bought our drinks before we went to the main stage. ๐Ÿ˜
    We left at about the same time as the night before and, again, got a quick convenience store dinner and went to eat at Farheen/Jen’s room.
    Great second day in Tokyo ๐Ÿ’•    Read more

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    Day 10

    Harajuku and Ginza ๐Ÿ›๏ธ - Day 9

    September 18, 2023 in Japan โ‹… ๐ŸŒฌ 32 ยฐC

    Today was our final full day in Tokyo. ๐Ÿฅฒ Unfortunately Yebin still was not well so she stayed home to rest. Farheen also got a bit of a sunburn on her face, so she also stayed home to catch up on sleep. ๐Ÿ˜ด
    Jenny, Maya and I decided to head over to the famous Harajuku area and the ever-so- busy Takeshita street. Today was especially hot so it was not fun walking with so many people around ๐Ÿฅต One thing people always get in Harajuku are the crepes. Maya went off to check out a Jujitsu Kaisen cafe, so Jen and I began our search to find a good crepe place. There were a few stores along this street but they were all busy and had very long line ups. We settled on one and waited in line. It was so delicious since we got ice cream in our crepes, which was much needed in that hot weather. ๐Ÿฆ
    We met back up with Maya and we made our way out of the street. We decided to start heading over to Ginza. Ginza is a popular spot in Tokyo, known for shopping and the many high end stores. ๐Ÿค‘ Since Maya hadn’t eaten since breakfast, and Jen and I only had a crepe, we decided to go to a cafe for a quick snack. We stumbled upon a cute one, I can’t remember it’s name but I recall it was quite fancy. I got a iced matcha latte, Maya ordered an iced americano with a cheesecake, and Jen got an iced vanilla latte. It wasn’t cheap but it was very tasty! ๐Ÿ˜‹
    After our snack, we left to find the one store I was looking forward to the entire trip, the 12 storey Uniqlo! ๐Ÿคฉ Since Jen had already been to the Uniqlo, she left to explore other stores in Ginza. Maya and I went into the store and we spent nearly 2 hours in it ๐Ÿ˜‚ Every floor had something new! There were a few items I had in mind I wanted to buy, but I found a few other things that were much cheaper in Japan vs Canada. Overall, it was quite a good haul! When we left, we saw that the main street was closed to only pedestrians so it was fun walking on the road! Maya and I also went into GU, which is kind of like H&M mixed with Uniqlo. We bought a few things from here as well.
    Around this time, Yebin wasn’t feeling too great so Jen went back to the hotel to help take care of her. Maya and I stayed out as we wanted to check out Akihabara (the main anime district of Tokyo). We quickly went to Itoya (a famous stationary store) but left shortly after. We took the transit to Akihabara and went to this one anime building that sells all things related to anime and gaming. Jen had asked us to buy her a shojo manga (manga targeted towards women) from here, which we were able to find! ๐Ÿ˜„ Maya looked through the shelves as well and was telling me a bit more about different type of manga and anime (as I know literally nothing about either). ๐Ÿคช
    As we made our way home, we were deciding what to eat for our last dinner in Japan. Not many places were open since it was already about 8pm. We were initially going to go for Japanese curry, but found this really cool spot that sold Okonomyaki. What was super unique about this spot was that each table had a little cooking areas and the servers made the dish right in front of us! We got these little spatulas as our eating utensils and scooped the okonomyaki right from the grill onto our plates! It was so delicious! We also ordered beer with our meal, I finally got to try Sapporo beer, which was very good! ๐Ÿ˜‹ After dinner, we went to the convenience store to pick up a few more snacks and tried Coolio (vanilla ice cream). ๐Ÿฅฐ
    Some final notes of our trip in Japan: it was definitely one of the hottest trips I’ve ever been on - the humidity was no joke I literally had to buy a hand fan cuz I was sweating all the time, the mosquitoes are also weird in Japan - we all got bitten in Kyoto LOL and I got a very weird allergic reaction to it (my ankle was swollen for all of Tokyo ๐Ÿซ ), I will definitely be back soon since there are so many more things I haven’t done and want to do! ๐Ÿ’• Though it was short, my time in Japan will never be forgotten with these girlies! โค๏ธ    Read more

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