JAPAN DIARY PART 4 - KYOTO

Checked out of my Airbnb in Ebisu (thank you, Hiro!) to hop on the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto. The ride was nice, hard to believe I was going 200 mph when I totally fell asleep for half the trip. My favorite place in Kyoto was Fushimi Inari Taisha where I hiked through hundreds (thousands, even?) of gates to get to the top of the mountain. Okay, maybe not the top, but at some point halfway I ate soft serve ice cream and took in the view.

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JAPAN DIARY PART 3 - TOKYO AT NIGHT

It was really easy to get lost in Tokyo but I didn't really mind most of the time. Wandering around at night surrounded by lights felt surreal yet comforting at the same time. I kind of miss it.

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JAPAN DIARY PART 2 - HARAJUKU TO AKIHABARA

I enjoyed shopping in Harajuku (and fell in love with the staircase at Opening Ceremony) but Akihabara is a magical place. I wish I'd squeezed in one more trip there since it felt like one day was definitely not enough to scratch the surface. I got to pilot a robot, dress up as my favorite anime character, and visit the video game store of my dreams all in one afternoon.

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JAPAN DIARY PART 1 - WANDERING AROUND

Japan was everything I thought it would be and more. I wish I had taken more photos but I thought I would live in the moment for once instead of feeling obligated to snap the perfect photo at every moment of the day. I slightly regret not photographing most of the amazing food I ate...only slightly.

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