Today we went to the Setagaya Boroichi flea market, which has been held for over 400 years now and supposed to hold over 700 stalls of mostly second-hand stuff. We took the normal trains to the Sangenjaya station, which wasn't busy at all. There we had to hop over to the Setagaya line and at the station it was packed already. We made a joke that with this amount of people it would probably be a single car only line, but unfortunately we were right! We were pack...

Today was Coming-of-Age Day in Japan. This day is for boys and girls to celebrate that they reached the age of adulthood, witch is twenty in Japan. You can find a lot of girls wearing the most beautiful kimono's. In the morning there is a ceremony at the city hall, but afterwards they often also attend a special ceremony at a Shinto shrine as well, which means you have the biggest chance to find them near one. Because Joost wanted to see Kamakura, we all decide...

Today we planned to visit Chinatown in Yokohama. We had no idea on what to expect there so this would be a great opportunity to discover. When we arrived at Motomachichukagai station we had no trouble finding it. The big Chinese Gate at the beginning of the district made sure of this. There were many stores with souvenirs but mainly a lot of food. Many buildings had Chinese-like decoration but it all felt really random. In combination with lanterns and small la...

Today the plan was to go to Tokyo Big Sight and see the Dezome-Shiki (New Year's Fire review of the Tokyo fire department), which is organized every year. Here they show the power of the fire department in different sorts of ways like a parade and an exhibition hall. Unfortunately we all left too late to be there in time for the opening but went there anyway. When we arrived some people told us we could not go to the tribunes because there was no room. It was q...

While Michelle stayed at home because she was sick Dennis and Joost went to Shibuya to do some exploring on their own. They had a deal where Joost would do the planning of where to go to and Dennis would navigate the route. We started at Shibuya and decided to walk the rest of the tour. First off to the big Loft at Shibuya. This Loft is 7 stories high and has a big diversity of items, from crafts work items to clothes and from furniture to children's toys. Goin...