Going to Japan

In a week’s time I’m leaving for Japan… I have a whole list of things I want to do, although, sadly, one of those things has already been struck off the list.

Here’s a quick rundown of my itinerary:

  1. The things I’m most excited for:
    1. I wanted to go to the Ghibli Museum, but both times I tried to get tickets I missed it.
    2. Sanrio Puroland!!
  2. The cafes/restaurants I want to visit:
    1. Vampire Cafe
    2. 8-Bit Cafe
    3. Ninja Akasaka
    4. Pokémon Cafe
    5. Various Sanrio/character cafes
    6. Shinjuku Robot Restaurant
  3. Places I want to visit:
    1. Otome Road
    2. Harajuku Neighborhood (6)
    3. Ni-Chōme
    4. Akihabara Shops
    5. Nakano Broadway
  4. Shops I want to buy things at:
    1. Pigment
    2. Nintendo Store(s) (also in Osaka)
    3. A huge Daiso or Muji
    4. Various Sanrio stores (also in Osaka)
    5. Various shoe shops (I need new magenta shoes)
    6. Sekaido
  5. Other things I want to go to:
    1. Atami Adult Museum
    2. Museum of Package Culture
    3. TeamLab
    4. Super Nintendo World
    5. Pokémon Centers
    6. World Expo
    7. Yoro-Park
    8. Fantasy Museum

Woah, that’s a long list.

So, I’m going with my parents and one of their friends for 3 days:

  1. Leave Wellington on the 25th of May at 6am
  2. Arrive in Auckland at 7:05am
  3. Leave Auckland at 10:15am
  4. Arrive in Tokyo Narita at 6:15pm

They leave 3 days later, leaving me alone from the 28th. They’re going to Istanbul or something, and another place or two.

For a few days I’ll be all alone (yay!).

Then, my bestie will join me from the 2nd of June.

We’ll be together in Tokyo until the 6th of June, in which we’ll be setting out for Osaka.

We’ll stay in Osaka until the 8th, when we’ll come back to Tokyo and hangout there for another few days.

Finally:

  1. Leave Tokyo Narita at 8pm
  2. Arrive in Auckland at 9:25am
  3. Leave Auckland at 1:10pm
  4. Arrive in Wellington at 2:20pm

So that’s my upcoming trip! I’ll be sure to share tons of juicy photos I take here on my blog, although I’ll probably only show the best ones.