Staircase Wit

The story is so beautiful and it made me cry buckets, yes yes okay. But what I loved the most is how this film transported me back to Tokyo! The locations just feel so familiar, and this film makes me ache to go back there. This film shows Tokyo so vividly! The busy train stations, the coffee vending machines, the city skyline, the architecture, the restaurants and cafés where you can just sit by yourself and enjoy your meal alone. This film even captures the eerily quiet and peaceful experience of riding a crowded Japanese train. I miss Tokyo so badly it's almost heartbreaking.

We wore matchy-matchy Pokemon shirts and had snacks and drinks at the Pokemon Cafe at the Pokemon Center Tokyo DX. We even shook hands with Chef Pikachu. <3

The life-size Gundam Mobile Suit in Odaiba is astonishing! I used to watch the anime (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) when I was a teenager. If you told me back then that in the future, I will see an actual-size Gundam Mobile Suit in real life, I would definitely have not believed you.  

What an exciting place! Tokyo's ihawan and inuman alley, bursting with color and flavor.

After spending just five minutes in the Electric Town, I already felt very much at home.

Passed by Mt. Fuji while we were on the Shinkansen to Tokyo and it was the most spectacularly breathtaking experience. This photo will never do its magnificence justice. My jaw literally dropped in amazement when I first saw it. We went to Kawaguchiko and rode the ferry to enjoy an astounding view of Fuji-San. Then we ate tempura and drank sake after the ferry ride. What an experience!  

We had the nicest stroll at Meiji Jingu Park.  It was ten degrees out, but we didn't miss out on the opportunity to try Sake Ice Cream.

The Blue Grotto is a winter's dream.

We rode a bullet train to Hiroshima. A ride on the Shinkansen won't be complete without a bento meal.