Ebisu Garden. Where scenes from the Japanese drama Hana Yori Dango were filmed. Ahh! My mom and I were pretty excited to see it in real life. The sculpture was shorter than I expected, but cool nonetheless. ^^ There were waves of small groups of tourists that took pictures with it. It was nice to see we weren't the only ones. We rested...

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Rain, rain, go away. Please, you're making me soaked and cold. It was a rainy day in Tokyo, and, man, it was pouring. I don't know what my mother and I were thinking; bringing one umbrella for my dad and only rain jackets for us. We learned our lesson. Despite the rain, our adventure to Yoyogi Park and the Meiji Shrine was a...

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Going to a cat cafe has been on my bucket list for a while now. And I finally got to go! My dad had done research on where some cat cafes were in Tokyo. We decided to go to one called Calico Cat Cafe in Shinjuku. It was in a multi-story building and the cafe consisted of two floors. Before we saw any...

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Shibuya!!! Right after stepping out of the station, we could see the Hachi statue surrounded by a crowd of people, tourists and locals combined. There were so many people walking around, I had to hold on to my dad's backpack to make sure we didn't get separated. I've seen the crosswalk in so many Japanese dramas and movies. It felt unreal to cross...

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Akihabara. Anime, games, crowds, and bright signs. Game Taito Station (a Japanese game center) was very loud and bright. I think there were five floors or more of games, collectibles, and other things as well. However, I only explored the first two floors. There were so many claw machine games with cute prizes. Too bad pictures weren't allowed inside. My mom and dad...

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Everywhere you look there's snacks, omiyage, shoes, and clothes. I went to this street twice during my trip. Once on the second day and another time on our last day. I got a different experience each time.  Countless amount of people looking around at all the intriguing items that are up for purchase. Ameyoko Street was so crowded that we had to be...

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After visiting the temple, there was a small street/park with food booths and other things. There was an old man sitting in one booths, carving kanji characters out of wood! It was quieter than the other streets that were crowded with people. My dad saw a shaved ice booth and ended up getting one. I laughed at first, but after I tasted it,...

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