My Japan trip started (with 3 days) and ended (with 2 days) in the magnificent, turn your senses upside down, city of Tokyo. It was our first time in Tokyo so we had a lovely mix of checking out charming neighbourhoods, must-see tourist sites, out of this world eats, and local farmers and antique markets.
Here's a day by day breakdown of where we went:
DAY 1
Farmer's Market at UNU
The most delightful vibes at UNU Farmer's Market
The award for best dressed apple tart baker goes to...
Beautiful/delicious apple tart
Picked up some delicious ume (plum) jam from this wonderful farmer
More happy vibes with bright, gorgeous pickled veggies
Snaaacks
At the back is an awesome vintage clothing market called RAW Tokyo. So good!
Still exists!
Plum blossoms at Hanegi Park
Still can't tell the difference between cherry and plum blossoms...
But there were pretty white ones...
And stunning dark pinks ones
Little flower market at Hanegi Park
Walking through Shimo-kitazawa (where tons of vintage shops live)
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Seems like everything was blooming... making for very nice smelling strolls
DAY 2
Oedo Antique Market at the International Tokyo Forum
Did a lot of this... Tokyo subways FTW
Yurakucho Station
Always on the run
Ginza
Ginza Six's Yayoi Kusama installation
Ginza's pedestrian only strip on the weekends
The all white linen section at Dover Street Market
Reunited with my pal Eri
Takeshita-dori in Harajuku is insane... initiation done (never again!)
DAY 3
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building’s Observation Deck in Shinjuku
Mori Art Museum (Leandro Erlich: Seeing and Believing exhibit) and Tokyo City View in Roppongi
Which side is up?
Hanging out
Ghostly
Moody Tokyo City View
DAY 4
Nakamise-dori and Sensoji Temple in Asakusa
Sensoji Temple
Nakamise-dori
Candies at Nakamise-dori
Day trip to Yokohama (not in Tokyo but an hour train ride away)
The commute
Yamashita Park
Kishamichi Promenade
Yokohama Chinatown
DAY 5
Walking though Ebisu to Daikanyama to Naka-Meguro
Allegory HomeTools
Hello from Daikanyama
Plum or cherry? Still don't know!
T-Site
Okura (indigo heaven)
Hollywood Ranch Market
Daikanyama subway
