Schedule

• Nov 21 (Thurs) - land at 2:20pm, stay at Eric for one day, work
• Nov 22 (Fri) - work, check into hotel, speaker snacks
• Nov 23 (Sat) - conference
• Nov 24 (Sun) - lunch at Rokurinsha Ueno, Tokyo Skytree, food replica class at Ganso with Eric 15:00 - 15:30, Senso-ji Hozomon Gate, Kaminarimon, Tokyo Tower, thrift at Shimokitazawa
• Nov 25 (Mon) - 1hr to Teamlab @10:30-12:30, cod roe udon @Tadokoro Foods Eat-, Kirby cafe, POKÉMON × KOGEI exhibit @4-4:30pm, dinner with Emily @7pm at Sorano Ebisu
• Nov 26 (Tues) - work 5am-1pm, lunch, Kooriya Peace, Capyneko @4pm, dinner with Aki at 6pm, Nintendo store + Capcom + record shop to find Jasmine’s gif
• Nov 27 (Weds) - work 5am-1pm, Totoro cafe, Red arcade, Daphne @Shinjuku, Tiger @Unqlo Ginza
• Nov 28 (Thurs) - work 5am-1pm, day with Jessie and Josef, 12pm at Asahi sushi, Yusha Kobo Keyboard Specialty Shop, Akihabara electric town, Takemura for dessert, thrifting
• Nov 29 (Fri) - Kyoto arrive at 11:21am, Kinkaku ji 金閣寺, maple leaf tunnel
• Nov 30 (Sat)- Kyoto - 10:30am-1pm tatami class, matcha udon at Kyuemon - Gion Shijo, fushimi Inari, maiko performance 5-5:45 at Kyoto Handicraft center, 19:00-20:30 watch Gears
• Dec 1 (Sun) - Kyoto, monkey forest, Kakuda Kouseien tea shop, bamboo forest, Leave at 5:21pm
• Dec 2 (Mon) - kimono rental 11:30am, Senso-ji, matcha ice cream, butler cafe 6:15-100 min
• Dec 3 (Tues) - work 5am-1pm - hot spring @Niwa No Yu, Kobe Biidoro Charcoal Grilled Meat at 7:30pm
• Dec 4 (Weds) - work 5am-1pm - 1pm dye hair at Fabio Alfano till 5, GU and Donki
• Dec 5 (Thurs) - lunch at Sushi Midori 回転すし美登利高井戸店, donut at mister donut
• 6:00pm depart

Planning notes

• 3 day trip to Kyoto (takes ~2.5 hours to get there via bullet train)

  • Some shrine
  • Nara deer park - not sure if i can fit it in

  • tea ceremony + kimono https://mai-ko.com/culture/tea-ceremony/

    • 329, Ebiyacho, Gokomachidori Sanjo sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
  • where to buy matcha powder https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCjRzccJ4y5/?igsh=MzBoZmN0Ymh3aXBv
  • Kyoto matcha factory
  • Gear non-verbal theater https://www.gear.ac/en/
  • tatami class (kyoto)
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

• Matcha

  • Kakuda Kouseien
  • Ippodo Main Store
  • Marukyu Koyamaen at Takashimaya
  • Nakamura Tokichi (in Uji)s at work grinding
  • Saryo Tsujiri a leaves

• Shrines

  • Kiyomizu dera 清水寺
  • Ginkaku ji 銀閣寺
  • Fushimi inari 伏見稲荷- Jessie rec but hike Hot springs
• eat kobe beef

• Onsen close to team lab with skyline view

  • Tokyo toyosu manyo
• Hakume lots of hot springs and active volcano
• check out red maple - rec by Jennifer

• Done activities

  • ✅ sampuru
  • ✅ butler cafe @Swallowtail
  • ✅ Capybara cafe
  • ✅ teamlab
  • ✅ pokemon exhibit
  • ✅ Tatami class
  • ✅ Big robot fighting at Red arcade
  • ✅ Totoro
  • ✅ dye hair
  • ✅ Nintendo store + capcom store

• Not doing

  • custom jeans at bettysmith
  • Sea life Disney park
  • Fireworks festival (in August)
  • Introvert restaurant Ichiran (has a location in NY)
  • watch sumo wrestling - not the season anymore
  • Metro museum
  • Train museum Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition

  • shop for men fashion United Arrows/Beams/Ships/Journal Standard

    • Aki likes united arrow
    • Ships and beams are baggy
    • Journal standard basic
  • sumarai class
  • Birdwatching
  • Themed ninja restaurant (Dylan rated as best themed restaurant in the world)
  • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBP7DKfvAmn/?igsh=MWg4dGZ1NWR4M2trNw==

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ji 金閣寺, maple leaf tunnel

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Favorite food in Japan 🍣

1. Studio ghibli cream puffs
2. Dipping noodle
3. Cod roe udon
4. Pistachio shaved ice
5. Okononoyaki
6. Ice cream (pumpkin flavor matcha flavor)
7. Tendon
8. Sushi
9. Kobe beef
10. Matcha udon (honorary mention)

Note: These were in order of how much they blew my mind, except for #1 since I needed a cover photo and it’s more like a 10.

Favorite things we saw Japan 🇯🇵

1. Kimono
2. Kimono group picture
3. Fushimi Inari red gates
4. Monkey park
5. Fuji Mt. on bullet train
6. Kinkaku ji
7. bamboo forest
8. It’s red leaves season
9. Collection of all my fav vending machines
10. All the times I was surprised the bike was not stolen
11. Check on the night time train vudeo

Japan - favorite activities🇯🇵

1. Capybara cafe
2. Tatami class
3. Fake food class
4. robot suit fight
5. maiko performance
6. onsen for some public nudity
7. called a princess/master at a butler cafe
8. Pokémon exhibition
9. Escape room
10. Team lab

Didn’t make it to the list - Gears, shopping at Donki

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Kyoto

1. Fushimi Inari red gates
2. Tatami making class
3. Maiko performance
4. Matcha udon
5. Kinkaku ji 金閣寺
6. Fuji Mt. on bullet train
7. Non-verbal theater “Gears”
8. Monkey park
9. bamboo forest
10. Food (obansai)

Fav food

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• https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZdULook6sSf3Csn47
• https://maps.app.goo.gl/TMTdsrE98KfJJAiV9
• https://maps.app.goo.gl/aVQe6AD3MtiPEg8r5

• https://maps.app.goo.gl/uHX99Vbx6hgXpA7o6

  (next to capybara cafe)

Tim’s suggestions

Mmm, I really miss miso tonkatsu. Which is a nagoya thing, but I went to Yabaton in, I think Ginza? Thought it was really good there actually.

Senso-ji area at night is cool too

Asakusa at night really is cool

Jomon in Roppongi is a really good Izakaya

Tsukemen

I love Kanazawa - The garden there is amazing, the market is super dope

Kanazawa you can do most of the touristy stuff too in like a day or so