week 14: Japan trip 🇯🇵

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s 240407 - Nara, Ōsaka

Nara Park






♪ let's stay together, いつも ♫






s 240406 - Ōsaka

Ōsaka Castle, America-mura











f 240405 - Tōkyō → Ōsaka

Meiji Jingu, Shinkansen, Ōsaka







th 240404 - Tōkyō

Shinjuku-koen, Mitaka, Ghibli Museum, Higoro




the sakura lives up to the hype




the best food I had in Japan was at a small Shinjuku izakaya called ひごろ (Higoro). their menu is all vegetarian and features seasonal, native produce from Japan purchased everyday at local markets. i also had the most amazing Sakura Sake to drink. our party with the owner, Nobu-san, & the chef pictured above





w 240403 - Tōkyō

Shinjuku, Asakusa, Akihabara, Transit



loved this park by our hotel in Shinjuku



chasen-tate after a (casual) matcha ceremony


this Shinjuku train station was beautiful. by angela





t 240402 - Tōkyō

Shinjuku, Chūo market, Asakusa (Sensō-ji), Meiji Jingu, Shibuya, Transit - ありがとうございます、丸さん

the first Shintō shrine I saw in Japan, dedicated to the oldest living tree in Tōkyō! this 300+ y/o Gingko watched over us during our stay. pictured right





tourist! by angela


votive tablets at Meiji Jingu shrine


i am obsessed with the unique train arrival jingles at each station


peak soundscape for peak time between Harajuku → Shinjuku





su-m 240331-0401 - Detroit flight to Haneda, Tōkyō

airport champagne!





week 13