The Robot show in Shinjuki was out of this world. We had read beforehand that it’s not so much robots, as it is just a crazy show. You know how someone can say a cat is so ugly that it is cute? This show is a bit like that. It is so ridiculous that it is hilarious. I would definitely recommend it.

Before the show started, we watched some sort of singing upstairs. It was very varied, and just as crazy as everything else. I dare say these people must have a great deal of fun putting together this show. Meanwhile watching the singing, I ordered a Matcha Martini, which might have been the best cocktail I’ve ever had. At least I loved the bright green colour. That being said, with all this craziness, I would probably have loved just about any drink.

PS. The Robot show is really called Robot restaurant. We were recommended not to eat there though, and just watch the show. Im glad we did. And as far as I could tell, noone was actually eating there.

Ginza is the highend shopping area of Tokyo, located in the Chuo district. It is considered one of the most expensive, luxurious and elegant streets of the world. Many leading fashion houses flagship stores are located here. It’s the area with the highest concentration of western shops in Tokyo.

We went to see Itoya, which is a 9 floor tall stationary shop. Each floor having a specific theme. I bought a new diary, which funnily is from march 2019 to march 2020.

Other than that, we mostly just looked around.

 

 

Ikebukuro is a commercial district in Tokyo. The Ikebukuro station handles over a million passengers a day, which makes it the second busiest railway station surpassed only by Shinjuku station.

Locals of Ikebukuro likes to toy with the alternative meaning of the similar word fukurou which means owl. Because of this, you’ll find owl statues and items all around the place.

I met this little guy, and quite enjoyed being so close to an owl. Im not sure the owls like being petted though.

Had the most incredible time visiting TeamLab Borderless. Like walking into a wonderland. Love interactive stuff like this, and how it was so varied.

Mori art musem was incredible. We saw the “Connexions” exhibition, and it had so much fun stuff to see. This pink cat is by Iikawa Takehiro (1). The pink cat refers to a crab that attaches various objects around it onto its body in order to mimic its surroundings, though the crabs true form is seldom seen. When viewers attempt to take a photograph of the work, they realize that no matter how hard they try, its impossible to capture the whole figure (as its partly hidden behind a wall). This work alludes the difficulty in our information-overload society of obtaining a full view of something or the whole truth. An other favourite was the “A live un live”. It uses a material that deploys liquids that have a low boiling point and shifts forms like living organisms. These colours, whose shapes and colours demonstrate a myriad of changes just as the sun rises and sets, promt us to reconsider the diversity of forms that life can take. Picture (2) is taken without flash, as it appears when you just look at it. Picture (3) is taken with flash, showing the magic. Also really enjoyed this one by “Me” (4). It is about how we cannot actually approach the ocean landscape. When we draw closer, the ocean becomes waves, and when we come closer still, the waves becomes water. All of the pieces were so interesting, and I’d so love to show them all. But I’ll stop here, as the post is getting too long 😉