We spent a few crazy weeks in Japan so my wife could run the Tokyo Marathon. It also happened to be the start of cherry blossom season, which meant large crowds, stalking trees like paparrazi.
The fake plants in Tokyo were nearly as nice as the cherry blossoms. . .
The last pic is the best of both worlds, fake cherry blossoms.
Here was the view from our hotel in Ginza. The room was clean and we had a fancy toilet. Also the staff was super nice. But the people on the street were freaking out.
The closest park to our hotel had a robots-only policy.
Goldfish at a fancy Ginza shopping mall, trapped inside ornate vessels. Make no mistake, the designers of these fish tanks are very dangerous people.
Finally spotted some Tokyo wildlife. . . Seriously though, what’s up with all these omnipresent big-headed creatures? Are they modern-day replacements for the the 8 million Shinto gods?
Most of our trip was cold and rainy. We ate at little ramen shops under the tracks. And the food was divine. After a few days, I was ready to don a trench coat and start hunting down replicants.
In Shibuya, I accidentally stepped into a Gorillaz pop-up event. Yeah, way too cool for me. . . Great fake clouds though.
In Japan they love weird prepackaged seafood sold out of giant vending machines. . . No, wait. . . this pic is from the Natural History Museum. . . my bad.
After the marathon, we escaped Tokyo to the mountain town of Hakone and soaked in an onsen. This fake tree didn’t care if it was raining or not. It had glass droplets.