🍱 Delicacy of the Day
Bleach Bath - U Could Help Me
American’t bleach.bath is one of those artists with an expansive discography you can get lost in.
This song came shortly before the trip started, and became an instant addition to the playlist.
It’s also become a mantra that carried me through sticky situations.
The song follows an addictive, continuous beat that’s full of energy.
From first listen it sticks to your brain. You can also have it on repeat without getting tired.
Probably one of my all time favorites from bleach.bath.
This is a good baptism for this phenomenal artist.
If this song is not your style, check out the discography. You WILL find something you like there.
Njoy.
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💭 Quick Drivel
— For the next 42 days I’ll be exploring the extremely ridiculous trip from last year
I didn’t have time to write it when it happened. So why not take advantage of Nostalgia Year to re-live some memories, eh?
if you don’t mind or care (no blame there) feel free to enjoy hand-picked songs that made up this trip a lot more special, they’re even better than the amazing stuff we regularly send —
“Hey so uh… I know we just met… but can I ask for a favor?”
“Yeah sure! What’s up?”
“Do you have a charger I can borrow?”
It’s day 2.
Woke up at 6am.
Collected a mystery package for tomorow’s adventure.
Took the wrong train twice.
Developed a deep hatred towards Google
crapsMapsWent to Meiji Jingu Temple
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Found this hidden gem of a shrine called Yasukuni-jinja Shrine
Went to the Imperial Palace. Got lost there for a good hour without being able to find the actual palace. Didn’t get a SINGLE good picture/video. Talked to a girl about her experience in Japan as a foreigner living there.
Went to the Monster Hunter cafe and got this weird monster pizza thing.
Ate whatever this mystery meat was.
8/10
Bought a portable battery!
And rushed once again to make it to Tokyo Tower in time for the sunset.
Here’s something you have to learn about your good host Hz.
For better or worse…
I enjoy balling out.
As such, I booked the Diamond Tour for Tokyo Tower.
A smooth $80 difference from the regular ticket.
No biggie! I love towers and gladly pay for them.
The tour itself was… kinda cool.
BUT NOT WORTH THE AMOUNT PAID.
Regardless, we make it to the top deck just in time for the sunset to see…
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FROM HOW CLOUDY IT IS.
Yet, seeing the city lights come to life as the sun sets is a top 3 experience in Japan.
However, I have a problem.
The music phone is dead and the main phone is at 10%.
Good thing I bought the portable battery!
Then I connect it to my phone and realize…
The battery has no charge out the box.
Except this time I wrote the address in my handy pocket notebook!
I just have to figure out the trains!
How hard is it going to be to find the train stations?
…
It didn’t take long to realize how BAD a situation this is.
So I did something unimaginable:
Talk to strangers to find out if I can bum a battery off one.
Problem: I DON’T SEE A SINGLE FOREIGNER WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH.
So I go in circles for a good 30 minutes, enjoying the nighttime.
(Pictures taken with the action cam, which somehow was still alive)
Forgive the weird blue lights. Photography is my passion.
That’s when I hear someone speak Spanish.
It was a pair of friends traveling together.
THIS IS IT.
I approached to ask what their favorite sight from the tower is, and we hit it off.
10 Minutes into the conversation, I pop the question
“Hey do you have a charger I can borrow? My phone is dead, and I gotta make it home.”
“Yeah sure!”
And so a friendship (and a route home) was born!
They took me to an area behind the tower to get this AMAZING picture.
After that, we headed to Shinjuku to walk around and ended up talking for a good 2 hours.
We exchanged numbers, planned to hang out again, and parted ways.
By the time I got home, it was 1am. The original plan was to sleep at 10pm.
Why so early?
Because if I don’t wake up at 5am tomorrow, a huge part of the trip is going to collapse.
📡 Signal
This time I actually have a link.
A couple of months before the trip I found this AMAZING video by Jim Rohn.
When I first heard it it sounded silly.
6 months later I was using this concept to not end up homeless in a random city across the pacific.
Highly recommended.
Always Deviating from the Plan Forward
Hz
P.S. To tally the score so far (2 days)
Hours slept total: 8.
Times phone died: 2
Times lost/taking the wrong train: 2.
Strangers met and talked to: 3.
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