TOKYO - day 1

Got the best seats on the plan - right in the front of the economy section, so lots of leg room (no seats in front of us) and an empty seat next to me.

Watched Renfield and a few eps of Halo

Got in late and couldn't sort out rail passes so got a bus to our airbnb in Shinjuku. Small place but has two bedrooms which is nice - tatami mats and futons.

Day 1 20 Sept 2023

Sorted rail passes, figured out train systems and buying/topping up tickets to metro systems

Had breadtop type of bakery stuff for lunch with iced chocs and iced matcha latte.

Walked around Toyosu park and watched fish jumping out of the water, sat under a nice tree near Teamlab.

Teamlab was amazing - black beanbag room I could have sat in all day I think. Very sensory. Different textures underfoot, lighting, sounds etc. The fish and flowers wading pool was beautiful and so were the infinity LED room and the flower universe room, but the latter was a bit dizzying. Garden section was nice (orchids and ferns on vertically suspended lines, slowly moving up and down in a mirrored infinity-space, and ovoid reflective pods in misty moss) but the water area was better I think.

Wandered back to Shinjuku via bubble-tea.

Gyoza for dinner. Worth the wait.

Hot and humid. A short, late-afternoon shower made the walk to dinner very pleasant.

22,375 steps

15.04 klms



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