2019 Japanese Tour

Today we visited the high-tech entertainment hub on the artificial island of Odaiba. First, we explored and interacted with hands-on science-related topics at the  National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation - the Miraikan. Lunch was at the Venice-themed Venus Fort Mall, followed by time exploring the area including the Toyota Showroom. We spent the afternoon at the Mori Digital Art Museum - a mesmerizing display of lights and colours. We even created our own sea-themed artwork which was scanned and projected onto a moving replication of the ocean. Our day was completed with a group dinner of fries and burgers  at Mos Burger. With weary legs, we returned to our hotel for an early night to get a good rest in readiness for our trip to Disneyland tomorrow!

Today was a very active day with lots of walking, stairs and subways! We viewed the city from the Metropolitan Government Building, navigated the popular shopping place at Takeshita Street famous for its delicious crepes in Harajuku, visited the Meiji Jingu shrine where we saw a traditional wedding take place, prepared our own Okonomiyaki for lunch, and walked the very busy crossing at Shibuya Station. We were ready for a good rest by the end of our sightseeing day!

With lots of hugs and tears, we sadly farewelled our Shinjo friends at the train station early this morning. Bound for Tokyo by the Shinkansen, we arrived at our beautiful hotel situated at Sunshine City in the Ikebukuro district. After some free time exploring the large shopping and entertainment complex, we ventured to Mazaria - a virtual reality gaming arcade. We all had a thoroughly enjoyable time playing with and against each other in many different VR worlds.