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    Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

    October 12 in Japan ☀️ 26 °C

    My original plan was to continue my Atlas Obscura explorations in Shibuya after lunch, but it was a nice day, and after a week of polluted air, the idea of hanging out in a park just appealed more. I made my way to Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and I simply hung out for a couple of hours. As it was a public holiday in Japan (Sports Day, which commemorates the opening ceremony of the 1964 Olympics; they don’t appear to have a similar holiday for the 2020 Olympics… something tells me they’d rather just forget that one) there were many people around and I had a nice time people watching.

    I made my way back to my hotel at around 4pm, picked up my bag, and then I made my way to Haneda Airport.    Read more