TeamLab Planets

Waking up this morning, I am feeling a lot better. It's a good thing too because today I have a booking to visit Teamlab Planets Tokyo. TeamLab is like an interactive art exhibit that marries art, technology and nature that allows for visitors to experience and learn about the world around them. I am always hearing about how cool these exhibits are so I'm excited to be visiting today. Team labs...

A little trouble in Tokyo

Flying to Tokyo After killing a few hours at e Jakarta airport, the check in counters for my flight to Tokyo opens. I quickly check in and make my way to the Plaza Premium Lounge in the terminal 3. It's actually pretty nice and spacious, so if you ever find yourself in this airport its worth a visit! After a quick shower and a few snacks I make my way to the gate where I board my flight to Japan....

Wrapping up Japan

It's time to wrap up my trip to Japan. Thanks for joining me on this adventure to the Land of the Rising Sun. I really enjoyed the time I spent in this diverse and unique country! If you want to read up on the whole trip you can do so here. Here are some of my thoughts after reflecting on the trip. My top 3 highlights: Highlight #1: Unexpected Lantern festival in Takanabe One of the things I love...

Hello Okinawa

Okinawa We had a morning flight to Okinawa scheduled. After checking out of our AirBnb we made the short walk to Shinjuku station where we boarded the Narita Express train for the hour long ride to the airport. Checking in was a breeze and within an hour we were on our way to Okinawa. Okinawa is a completely different climate than tokyo. I guess before coming I had always just thought of Japan as...

Last day in Tokyo

We had a very full day planned for our last full day in Tokyo. So aided by a bit of jet lag, we got to start early. Tsuta Reservations One of the things that was highly recommended to us by a number of our friends was to visit a ramen restaurant called Tsuta. Tsuta is the first ramen restaurant to be awarded a Michelin Star and we were eager to see what the hype was about. However, in order to...

Exploring Tokyo

Explore Shinjuku Due to jet lag Salmonella and I woke up pretty early. There were a few things that we had on our list today. Our friend Funkycat would be flying in today so we needed to meet up with him. I'd also be meeting up with a familiar travel friend later in the day and we'd be Mario Karting all over Tokyo. But first Salmonella and I needed to get a Tokyo Subway Metro ticket so we can...