Tokyo, Japan 2023

 This was the final leg of our epic trip.

Day one was a bit of a mad rush. We had arrived into Tokyo quite late from New Chitose the night before and took some time to find our hotel in Nakano. By the time we slept it was already past midnight. So the next morning we were still quite tired but had to wake up super early to rush to Disneyland. 

Disneyland was quite awesome even though it was mostly kiddy rides. The parades were a whole lot of fun and the Japanese really take it to another level where they line the streets from early in the morning just to be able to catch the afternoon parade. Some notable rides were Space Mountain and the Beauty and the Beast which was a spectacular show of tech puppetry. Then we also stayed for the fireworks.

Day two was DisneySea. Again another rush in the morning but I guess we were a little more used to the rushing by now. The kids enjoyed DisneySea more and we actually did more queuing here than the day before. Notable rides were the Tower of Terror and the Flight rides which were again super cool and worth all the queuing and waiting in the cold.

Day three we went to Kawaguchiko to see Mt Fuji. It’s the place with the best view of Mt Fuji. Over there we also tried a very old ramen place which the wifey loved. The tempo slowed down somewhat and it was more serene and relaxing. But then when we were heading back the boy was playfully dancigg by and smashed his face into his crutch thereby breaking one of the lenses of his glasses. Boy how suay can you be siah, but we actually managed to rush back and found an Owndays store in Shinjuku and had a new pair made for only $50! Phew!

Day four was spent visiting Asakusa’s Sensoji Temple and praying for blessings. We also had omakase lunch and then to Akihabara. Our trip was winding down so we did a bit of shopping.

Day five was Christmas Eve. We went to Ueno Park for the National Museum and then to the Imperial Palace park grounds. Followed by Ginza for shopping.

Finally day six we visited Tsukiji Fish Market and then caught our afternoon flight back to Singapore.

What an epic trip!