What We Did - Tokyo Day 1 Stop 1 Shibuya Station (aka Shubuya Scramble Square) - home to the famous intersection of people scrambling in every direction. Stop 2 Daikanyama- Daikanyama: A Guide To Tokyo’s Little Brooklyn Lunch - Maison ICHI Daikanyama Kyu Asakura House Stop 3 - Rest at hotel Stop 4 Dinner in Shibuya Nonbei Yokocho - Official Site Zaraku Shibuya Walked around Shibuya Nonbei Yokocho on our way back to the hotel – This our favorite local festival. It is located in Hirano on the outskirts of Osaka Prefecture. Hirano Gion – Kumata Shrine, Hirano Ward, Osaka Click here for Hirano Gion Info Yamatoji Line from JR Namba Station – Breakfast from Family Mart the night before. Shinkansen from Shibuya Station to Shin Osaka. Checked into AirBNB (Not ready when we arrived) Waited on the rain. Eventually left for Hirano Gion – Kumata Shrine, Hirano Ward, Osaka Click here for Hirano Gion Info Saw some of the float prcessions Ate grilled beef tongue, cold cucumbers and other festival food Never got to witness the ceremonies within the shrine, taiko drumming, the fortunes, etc. – Ate amazing croissants in our room from Cafe&Croissant in Kuromon Market. Shopping in Tsūtenkaku/Shinsekai near Tsūtenkaku Tower. Ate kushage in Shinsekai at Yaekatsu (八重勝) 3 Chome-4-13 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, 556-0002. https://www.tsunagujapan.com/the-right-way-to-eat-the-famous-osaka-kushikatsu/ David, Patty, Kyoko and Ian explored Dontonbori at night. Saw a band of buskers play on the bridge. Stopped for drinks and snacks on the water at Motokara "Japanese style Smoked Dishses Restaurant" (燻製バル モトカラ 難波店｜女子会 道頓堀) 〒542-0084 Osaka, Chuo Ward, Souemoncho, 入り口は道頓堀川沿い 7-11 B1F – – Gion Matsuri is Kyoko's (and maybe Japan's) biggest festival. Yamaboko Junko - July 17 - Giant floats are carried out of the local shrines and are placed in the streets for viewing. Street festivities, food and traditional performances fill every block of the area. July 26, 2023 Went sightseeing and shopping around Minato Mirai 21. Sarah and Ian got eyeglasses at Owndays optometrist at Mark IS mall https://www.owndays.com/jp/ja/shops/681. Tried to go to Megmi Suisan kaiten sushi on the 4th floor in Mark IS mall https://neo-emotion.jp/post_kaitensushi/mark-is/. Since the pandemic, kaiten sushi is a thing of the past, so there was no sushi on the conveyer belt. Ian thought the place smelled bad so we left. Went to Kamakura Pasta restaurant instead, also on the 4th floor. David took more bread than he was allowed from the bread bar and was reprimanded by the bread lady, who rang a bell every time she brought out fresh bread. https://www.saint-marc-hd.com/kamakura/menu/kamakura/ https://www.saint-marc-hd.com/kamakura/shop/370/ After lunch we went to the rooftop of Mark IS mall and saw the garden. Patty went to doctor that evening at My Medical Clinic - Minato Mirai https://mymc.jp/minatomirai/. David and Patty went for prescription at Yokohama Station alone. Went back the next day because they gave her one too few antibiotic pills. Ian, Kyoko and Sarah had dinner at Bonno Restaurant near Sakuragicho Station. http://www.bon-no.com/ – MAY GO 7/28 or not at all depending on the weather. Daytrip to Hakone Ropeway to Lake Ashinoko (or next day, weather depending)* Hakone Komagatake Ropeway - spectacular views of Mt. Fuji and the surrounding area. Stops at Ōwakudani (大涌谷, lit. "Great Boiling Valley") sulfur fields for good-luck Kuro-tamago (Black Eggs) Terminates at Lake Ashinoko and Mt Komagatake July 31, 2023 Brunch with Mihoko at Garden Cafe Dinner - Kyoko and Sarah had dinner with her mother and Mihoko in Totsuka. Ian, David and Patty tried to eat at Sushi Yamamoto (鮨山もと) in Hase. There was a family at the sushi bar. The father started telling how lucky we were to just walk in and eat since he had tried twice before and finally made a reservation. Just as we got settled, the chef, Yamamoto-san, holds up a tablet with the words, "I have a reservation coming soon. I only have enough rice for them." Surprised that a place with such a good reputation didn't have enough rice, we left. We found another restaurant, Kohana Sushi, 小花寿司, 1 Chome-11-13 Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0016, Japan. Two older chefs behind the bar were very accommodating and we had an excellent meal starting with sushi platters, then we started picking individual items, and a couple of small bottles of sake. – – 11-11:30am Reservation - Timed Entry teamLab Planets Tokyo https://planets.teamlab.art/tokyo/ ・teamLab App Create the Artwork with Others Download the app for free ・Distributed Fire Share the Flame Download the app for free Address: 〒135-0061 東京都江東区豊洲６丁目１−16
Events in July–August 2023
WWD Tokyo Day 1**
July 12, 2023
メゾン・イチ 代官山
Five minutes on foot from Daikanyama station, this beautifully preserved private residence that has been turned into a museum provides a peek into a traditional Japanese home, constructed in 1919. The former residence of the Asakura Family was built by its patriarch, Torajiro Asakura, and is a fantastic relic of Taisho era Japan that lasted from 1912 to 1926. Its wooden architecture and meticulously manicured Japanese gardens make it a true hidden gem and important cultural site.
個室居酒屋 座楽 渋谷駅前店 Hirano Gion - train at 4pm*
July 13, 2023 WWD Osaka Day 1
July 13, 2023 WWD Osaka Day 2
July 14, 2023 ?? Funatogyo (Boat Festival) - Dusk
July 14, 2023 Gion Matsuri - main festivities at 3pm*
July 17, 2023 
Gion Matsuri Continued
July 18, 2023 WWD Yokohama Day 1
Daytrip to Hakone (Weather Depending) - See Fujisan*
July 27, 2023
Incomplete
Tokyo Giants Baseball - 5pm*
August 1, 2023 teamLab Planets Interactive Exhibit - 11-11:30am (Timed Entry)*
August 2, 2023
Understand Deeply and Enjoy More
We have prepared a guide app that allows you to read the concepts of the artworks near you.
In The Infinite Crystal Universe, you can participate in the art using this app. You create the artwork with those around you.
https://planets.teamlab.art/tokyo/#app
Light the Flame
When you launch this app and approach Universe of Fire Particles Falling from the Sky, your flame will ignite and you can take the artwork home with you.
If you approach other people with the app, you can share your flame with them.
https://teamlabfire.page.link/planets
teamLab Planets TOKYO
Toyosu 6-1-16, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0061
WWD Tokyo Day 1**
Tokyo
Hirano Gion - train at 4pm*
Kumata Shrine, Hirano Ward, Osaka
WWD Osaka Day 1
Kumata Shrine, Hirano Ward, Osaka
WWD Osaka Day 2
Shinsekai
?? Funatogyo (Boat Festival) - Dusk
Gion Matsuri - main festivities at 3pm*
Gion Matsuri Continued
WWD Yokohama Day 1
Daytrip to Hakone (Weather Depending) - See Fujisan*
Incomplete
Tokyo Giants Baseball - 5pm*
Tokyo Dome
teamLab Planets Interactive Exhibit - 11-11:30am (Timed Entry)*
"Together with Others, Immerse your Entire Body, Perceive with your Body, and Become One with the World
teamLab Planets is a museum where you walk through water, and a garden where you become one with the flowers. It comprises 4 large-scale artwork spaces and 2 gardens created by art collective teamLab. People go barefoot and immerse their entire bodies in the vast artworks together with others. The artworks change under the presence of people, blurring the perception of boundaries between the self and the works. Other people also create change in the artworks, blurring the boundaries between themselves and the works, and creating a continuity between the self, the art, and others."
teamLab Planets Tokyo