Tokyo, Japan
26 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
TOKYO! Our definitive "first time" trip that started it all. First time planning an itinerary, first time in a foreign country (besides the motherland), first time riding the subway, etc . We compared Czytaj więcej
Ginza, Tokyo
26 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Ginza is like Tokyo's Beverly Hills. That building with the clock was Mic's Big Ben. There are high end shops everywhere which basically didn't interest us but since it was near December all the Czytaj więcej
Ginza, Tokyo
26 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Cereal lip balm? Why not?
Ginza Station
27 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We had the day planned to visit the Imperial Palace in Marunouchi and Akihabara, the otaku capital of the world. It was our first time using the subway! Thankfully it wasn't too difficult but man rush Czytaj więcej
Marunouchi, Tokyo
27 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
On the way to the Imperial Palace we saw some amazing foliage. Living in Vegas means its extremely rare to see anything this beautiful. We get two seasons: summer and winter. We were also on the hunt Czytaj więcej
Imperial Palace
27 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
While on our trek to the Imperial Palace we saw the statue of Kusunoki Masashige in the East Garden of the Imperial Palace. We remember listening to random tourists who spoke english--which made us a Czytaj więcej
Akihabara, Tokyo
27 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Otaku town!!! This was definitely on top of my to-do list! Akihabara is every geek's dream--electronic stores, video games, arcades, and lots of French maid themed restaurants. I'm not so much into Czytaj więcej
Ikebukuro, Tokyo
27 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
After Otaku city we ended our first full day in Tokyo at Sunshine City. Sunshine City was basically a mall with themed levels of random things with exhibits and vendors all about that theme. There was Czytaj więcej
Ueno, Tokyo
28 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
On our second full day we decided to tackle the Tennoji Temple, Kitchen Town, the Drum Museum, Tokyo Tower, and the Mori Art Museum/Tokyo City View. But first pastries...
Tennoji Temple
28 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Here at the peaceful and quiet Tennoji Temple was a beautiful courtyard and a century old bronze Buddha Statue. Outside of the Tennoji Temple was the Yanaka Cemetery which was a little creepy. We felt Czytaj więcej
Asakusa, Tokyo
28 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
On the way to the Drum Museum we stopped at Sometaro where we sat on tatami mats and cooked okonomiyaki which was basically pancake/crepe filled goodness. And yes, I cooked it with a little help with Czytaj więcej
Asakusa, Tokyo
28 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Being a music lover and an amateur musician I was excited to visit the Drum Museum (Taikokan). It was great because we were allowed to play most of the different types of drums they had on display. Czytaj więcej
Tokyo Tower
28 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Mic had a field day taking pictures of Tokyo Tower. Every few minutes she was taking shots of the tower--which I didn't blame her nor minded at all. It was cool walking towards it as it brightly stood Czytaj więcej
Roppongi Hills
28 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We really took in the vastness of Tokyo through Tokyo City View. Mic was right when she's talked about taking pictures of huge structures as oppose to taking pictures from them.
Roppongi Hills
28 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
After hours of wandering with tired feet we didn't care for standing during dinner for a meal that hit the spot at this modern izakaya. Some of the things we loved was this chicken soup (pictured) Czytaj więcej
Meiji Jingu
29 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
On our third day we wanted to visit Meiji Jingu, Harajuku and Shibuya.
While at Meiji Jingu we saw a wedding, washed our hands and even wrote a little prayer. The place huge and elegantly simple at Czytaj więcej
Meiji Jingu
29 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Harajuku, Tokyo
29 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We had a great time people watching and did some shopping! Young japanese are fearless when it comes to fashion.
Harajuku, Tokyo
29 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
In the heart of this street was this super delicious tonkatsu joint that was quiet and not terribly busy. It was a such a contrast to was happening outside. After walking around and window shopping we Czytaj więcej
Shibuya, Tokyo
29 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The famous street crossing in Shibuya! It is the most populated street crossing in the entire world. We got some drinks from Starbucks and watched from a couple of stories up. It's crazy to see that Czytaj więcej
Tsukiji Fish Market
30 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
On our last full day in Tokyo we chose to take on the Tsukiji Fish Market, Ghibli Museum, Shinjuku and then Shibuya.
We had to wake up extra early for Tsukiji but it was worth it! Its crazy how huge Czytaj więcej
Daiwa Sushi, Tsukiji Fish Market
30 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Sushi and Asahi--breakfast of champions!
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka, Japan
30 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
As an anime fan and also a Studio Ghibli fan coming here made me extremely happy. The funny thing was getting a ticket at Lawsons (their 7-11) was pretty difficult because the ticket machine was in Czytaj więcej
Shinjuku, Tokyo
30 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
This place rivaled Shibuya to me. They're both pretty similar in many ways with their shopping and bright lights but I think Shinjuku looked a bit more cleaner. Mic was on point when she described the Czytaj więcej
Shinjuku, Tokyo
30 listopada 2009, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Mic finally got her tempura fix! Their way for ordering food was genius by using a machine and pictures. Its funny because our first night we felt too shy and overwhelmed to actually try this but Czytaj więcej