JapanTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuHigashiuenoUeno35°42’57” N 139°46’37” E
23. august 2023, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Gotta be honest: this one was a bit of a letdown, although I get why. It is a museum for children: to get them interested in Nature and Science. A lot of it is replicas of cool stuff, but replicasLæs mere
JapanTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuUenokoen35°43’6” N 139°46’37” E
23. august 2023, Japan ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
A lot of fish, a lot of amazing tasty fish. Dinner was the highlight of the day, I ate so much tasty tasty tuna and I want mooooore.
I also went to a traditional Japanese tea house. I almost boughtLæs mere
JapanTokyo PrefectureMinato-kuToranomonTameike Sannō Eki35°40’26” N 139°44’27” E
JapanTokyo PrefectureChūō KuTsukijiTsukiji Fish Market35°39’58” N 139°46’14” E
24. august 2023, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
I booked this amazing experience where you get to spent half the day with Sota, a Sushi chef. The first part was Sota taking us through Tokyo’s historical market, showing us the traditionalLæs mere
JapanTokyo PrefectureMinato-kuHigashishinbashiShiodome35°40’6” N 139°45’41” E
24. august 2023, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Sota invited us to his small restaurant in Gonzalo for a one-of-a-kind sushi experience.
First, he taught us how to make sushi (well nigiri). The first picture is actually my attempt at making fiveLæs mere
JapanTokyo PrefectureShinjuku-kuTokyoKogakuin University35°41’32” N 139°41’42” E
25. august 2023, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
My one day outside of Tokyo took me to Nikko and the Togoshu shrine. Japan’s most decorated shrine and the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ushered the EdoLæs mere
JapanTochigiNikkōNikkō Tōshō-gū36°45’27” N 139°35’56” E
25. august 2023, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The inside part of the Shrine walking up to the mausoleum. I loved this part because of how nature-y and wild. There was also a wish-granting tree to see if I ever finish this Ph.D.
JapanTochigiUmagaeshiKegon Falls36°44’16” N 139°30’14” E
25. august 2023, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
The rest of my trip to Nikko included: Soba for lunch, a visit to Lake Chinzeji, a visit to the Kevin Falls (the clear highlight), and then amazing ramen upon my return to Shinjuku.
The falls wereLæs mere
SydkoreaSeoulInsadongAnguk37°34’45” N 126°59’11” E
27. august 2023, Sydkorea ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
I had one free day in Seoul, so I tried to walk around and get to know the city a little bit.
I did a walking tour through the old town. The city has a very differently feeling from Tokyo, and itLæs mere
SydkoreaSeoulTtukseomSeoul Forest37°32’40” N 127°2’37” E
27. august 2023, Sydkorea ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
I’m not a huge k-pop fun, but my cousin is, so of course I had to go and get some gifts for her.
K-pop is quite a phenomena on itself. The place was small but packed to the brim with people
