🍱 Delicacy of the Day
Kinoteki, Kelbin - Displacement
Coming in hot today we got American’t Kinoteki and Irritable Italian Kelbin.
This is one of those that thrives off the melody.
And even though it has an odd midsection, the intro and ending make up for it.
This track is on a more “experimental”. It’ll blend in the background while you’re doing something to bring you back to the melody where you go “wait, it’s the same song???”
Another point it has in its favor is the simplicity of it. I don’t think it goes above 5 sounds in the whole song.
Quite impressive what they were able to do with such a long song.
Highly recommended just for the experience.
Njoy.
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💭 Quick Drivel
For the next 37 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), enjoy the hand-picked songs that made up this trip a lot more special. They’re even better than the amazing stuff we regularly send.
This was the last day in Tokyo.
And yet it was business as usual.
If this was any other country I’d likely also complain about the luggage problem…
Except Japan has enough lockers everywhere to safely leave your stuff.
The first challenge was to leave bags in a random locker at Tokyo Station, snap a photo with a phone prone to dying, and then race to the next spot.
While forgetting the GoPro in the luggage…
Which was a damn shame since today’s itinerary was:
Teamlabs Borderless
If TeamLabs Planets was a 10/10, this is a 1000/10.
Probably in my top 10 stops for this trip. Everything about it was breathtaking.
My favorite part was the phone nuke.
It’s this app you download to run one of their interactive rooms where you capture animals.
…Except I paid my dues as an Android user.
The app was overheating and borderline breaking my phone after using it for more than 30 seconds.
At least I captured this cool ass Megatherium!
Yeah I don’t know what this is either.
This is a MUST GO. Even if it costs staying an extra day. You won’t regret it.
Hell, you might as well buy a one-way ticket. That place is an insane maze that you can get lost forever in!.
Zojo-Ji
This is something that came up after leaving Teamlabs.
It said to be the resting place of the Tokugawa Clan.
…Which I HAD to go see.
The whole inside of the temple had a strict no-picture policy (as did all of them), so I can only show you the outside.
Holy angle (I was late to a final lunch with friends)
It has an underground part with a bunch of relics. Very interesting if you are into history.
Rush back to Tokyo Station
The train left in 3 hours and I had agreed to take some lunch with the friends from day 2 (who were having their last day in Japan)
However, I got there at peak lunch hour, which meant finding no suitable restaurant to eat.
And after searching for 30 minutes and halfway through a 20 minute line…
I looked to the right and saw a McDonalds sign.
…and recommended eating there.
Which they were iffy on but ended up accepting as it was this or waiting another 20 minutes.
Conversion successful.
It’s still amusing how much better Japan Mcdonald’s is.
Then we wandered around the station for a good 30 minutes looking for a store that we passed 5 times.
Yeah… Maybe having me as a guide was not the best decision.
Then it got time to leave, so we had our goodbyes and went our separate ways.
Take the Shinkansen to Kyoto
Man, I can’t wait to have the most productive train ride ever!
I’m going to write so much and catch up on my jour-
Ding dong Next station is Kyoto. Please gather your belongings and stay away from the doors.
Yeah so…
The exhaustion caught up.
I knocked out the SECOND I sat down.
At least the person next to me did the same so I wasn’t alone.
Regardless, it was time to find my way to the Airbnb.
Arrive at the Airbnb
On the way there I noticed 2 things
There are not that many train lines gulp
It is PACKED with tourists.
On the way there, I saw a bunch of random British Creatures dressed as various Mario characters.
Which wasn’t a problem until 5 seconds later when they started screaming. (They were drunk)
And so, after doing that whole “getting lost” shtick I made it to the right station.
At which point the HOST of the Airbnb came by to do a complimentary pickup.
On the way there, he had Afrojack and Martin Garrix - Animals on the radio, lmao.
Tried making some conversation about the music, but he either wasn’t interested or didn’t understand a single word I was saying.
Regardless, huge ups to the host for doing this tbh. Probably the first and only time this is going to happen.
Now the only problem was….
THIS AIRBNB IS ALL THE WAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
But that was a problem for tomorrow.
Go to the supermarket and call it a night.
It was 5 minutes away, and I had to investigate.
Got some random stuff that looked good for breakfast. Then waddled over to a sushi restaurant near the Airbnb.
Definitely worth the experience.
Walking at night was very peaceful and quiet. It didn’t feel like a city at all.
Overall I was home and ready for sleep at a normal 12am (instead of 1am)
But the rest wasn’t for long; if Tokyo was busy, Kyoto was about to be over time.
Always Forward
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P.S. TRIP SCORE: (7 days)
Hours slept total: 41.
Times phone died: 2.
Times lost/taking the wrong train: 7. (New city, new problems)
Strangers met and talked to: 8.
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