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A night at the Darkness Festival (Kurayami Matsuri) - Tokyo, Japan
We raced from the train station with the thoughts that we have probably missed the festival, until we stepped onto the soaring walkway. We were greeted by the rhythmic dum dum dum of drums not only in our ears but we could feel every percussion through the concrete. We shared a glance and both smiled, they are still here!
The darkness festival or Kurayami Matsuri happens during Golden week in Tokyo at Okunitama-jinja every year for the last almost 1000 years, which people carry around mini shrines in the dark.
Tokyo Nintendo and Shibuya PARCO: A Pop Culture Day in Tokyo
Nostalgia galore, Justin was in heaven seeing all the life size models of Nintendo characters. We also came across a One Piece and studio Ghibli shop in PARCO. I think I finally understand the excitement when people talk about going to Disneyland when we were seeing all the themed merchandise of our favourite games and shows.
Fluffy Souffle Pancakes at Happy Pancakes - Tokyo, Japan
As a foodie, I could not miss the fluffy pancakes Japan is widely well known for. After much research, I settled on Happy Pancakes in Shibuya. They have a lot of locations throughout the cities. I was pumped for a towering stack of impossibly fluffy pancakes served with a dollop of butter and a drizzle of maple syrup. Justin got the Strawberry set and I got the signature.
Kumachan Onsen Shabu Restaurant - Tokyo, Japan
I saw this Shabu restaurant on one of the Japan bloggers Instagram and I knew we had to make a trip here. Total Kawaii cuteness overload. This shabu (think hot pot) restaurant does individual pots and the broth to start your meal is in the shape of a bear (kuma-chan) as if he was in an onsen (japanese hot springs). You order your set of veggies, meat and then flavour of your bear for your broth. They showed us how to turn on the elements built into the table but said to take as many photos before hand as kumachan would melt pretty fast.
Meiji Jingu [Shrine] - Tokyo, Japan
After a bit of a sleep in from the night before at Ninja Tokyo, we headed out to soak up the traditional side of Tokyo. Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, it's dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken.
We raced from the train station with the thoughts that we have probably missed the festival, until we stepped onto the soaring walkway. We were greeted by the rhythmic dum dum dum of drums not only in our ears but we could feel every percussion through the concrete. We shared a glance and both smiled, they are still here!
The darkness festival or Kurayami Matsuri happens during Golden week in Tokyo at Okunitama-jinja every year for the last almost 1000 years, which people carry around mini shrines in the dark.