Placeholder. 30 Sept – 13 Oct 2026.
30 Sept
1 Oct
manjeet lost bag at shingava station we roamed around in shinjuki went to a nepali place for dinner food was bad then we went to Mumbai restaurant simitomo building in the basement food was good the we went to golden gai where mini bars are there we spent 1-2 hr drinking there dubey also joined then we walked to kabukicho tower for exploring shopping arcade then we walked to redlight area then we went home and slept.
2 Oct
so we had breakfast at teanlabs vegan restaurant bamboo mochi donut quite unique and hot oat milk coffee very expensive 1400 for both then 2 hrs at team labs then me manjeet and dubey came our early thy both went to collect thr lost baggage i ate the most delicious ramen in Michelin star restaurant in open air teamlabs then water front then double length bus then ginza uniqlo itoya walked a lot 32k steps then went to eat famouse sandwich place then went to asics running then went to asics walking then went to onitsuka tiger dinner at AHILYA INDIAN RESTAURANT then went tback to airbnb
3 Oct
went to meiji shrine then went to vega bistro tried curry rice harry potter shopping went to vans for shoes shopping couldn’t buy one due to leather the shibuya sky amazing views the shibuya crossing and its backchodi then went to vegan bistro tried ramen there with pranav walking till shibuya some bought crepes icecream again went to shibuya crossing everyone came all backchodi all cars revving there bikes too very much fun of jdm cars other went don quito for Shopping i slept due to headache
4 Oct
me and om went to asics then went to imperial palace others were not joining then we went to east gardens then we went to send ji temple and everyone did some shopping in the asakusa flee market i bought 12k yen bag d kellyes and one sling bag then we went for vegan lunch vegan eat tokyo then went to akhibara anime culture and gf for rent on foothpath cute curl but it sounds like lite prostition i went to several.electroc shop to explore shop with specilisation one shop maybe full of earphones products one with manga one with anime games etcetc. then we went to bic camera everyone bought watch i bought a bering 28k watch others bought seiko i bought that coz that brand is not available in india simple minimal classy watch
5 Oct
we went by 7:30 bus reached there on 9 when we entered, there were not much people coz park open at 9am itself i was hella scared initially but when I did roller coaster ride, the fear was gone more or less it was an amazing day t then we tried to go to kuchigawa lake near fuji q but sadly we got late due to locked gate near the fujiq railway station thn we ditched the plan and went for the world most haunted house in fujiq itself it was most fearful 40mins of life then we boarded the bus back to Shinjuku at 7pm reached airbnb at 9pm we planned for some clubbing sadly not many were interested so we went to kareoky in kabukicho that was technically the red light area rand broker keep asking for good time, young girls etc but we were not interested in that me mohit and om we took luup from airbnb to the cat 3d first then above happened after seeing cat after lot of walking there, we found a good kareoke i met a tiwanese couple there good music some English men came etc i left at 2 am walked home others came late
6 Oct
after 1-2hr we all came back sat along the edge of the island then we went for lunch at 4pm i count fund any pure veg, so i bought curd, raw cabbage, milk etc i went to the public bathroom on the shore of the beach and it was so well constructed for ventilation so much though on eveything om suggested to take monorail on return it was nice to experience monorail and we reached shingawa at 6:15pm our shinkanasan was at 7pm we took the baggage from locker and boarded the shinkkansan train while i was putting the luggafe in overhead compartment i didnt even realise that the train started already so smooth very silent inside it was very fast but we couldnt feel a thing that it is moving at 300kmph i slept 3/4 of the ride. since it was asfter sunset, we cant se a thing outside. when we reached kyoto, we took the bus and went to our airbnd a cute japanese girl was waiting for us there to check in the airbnb she showd us all the room and explained all the rule and then left we all went to explore dinner i found one pure veg vegan, but by the time i reached there, it was just closed. then i came back to air bnd 1.5 km walk to restaurant then 1.5km back the door was closed, and firends took the key so i went to explore some shrines which are are open at night it was nice then i wernt to kytoo tower then came back to the place and slept
7 Oct
the next morning i realised that pure veg food is scarse here in japan, and the mangeet’s bag was found, untouched, all money intact. so fortunately i got all my poha. so i ate a heavy breakfast of poha a large coffe which i made myself in the airbnb. since i dont weant to miss things, i told firend to meet at inari shrine, in the mean time i explore neaby places. that was the best decision ever, i walked early in the morning, we are talking 7 am, when sun just started shining and i m roaming in kyoto, and i see small small bridges over canals which are crystal clear clean. and its cozy weather on top of that. i clicked some sellfies over those small canals and then there comes the wide one, this seems like proper reiver, but with shallow depth. kyoto seems to flatten the bed of river with large rocks. the river seem to have only a feet of water or so, not more. but it was very very clean after roaming around here and there early in the moring, i saw a subway entry for the undergeound and took it. turns our i was at wrong platform, so i had to go all the up on the road, cross the road using zebra crossing then enter from other side to other platform. while doing zebra crossing i reaslinsed there were some indiviual kids as well in scholl unifirm(apprantly is timing for school), from age 5-10. they were by themselves and doing all zebra crossing and boarding mertro all by themself. i got really imprssed by the country again. so far i had nly heard about it in reels etc. now i saw it first hand. in all of that thought, i boarded the express train from my subway which didnt stop at inari. so i after offboarding the metro at the next stop, i took one more reverse metro, apprantly i was not alone, there was one more european couple who did the same mistake i did. we did small chit chat. then we all reached inari stop. all of my friends also reached inari in the mean time i explored newarby places to airbnb and did all this mishap xd. and that inari was crowded af. i asked some folkes to click my photos and we started climbing. we didnt know it was a hike. it alsmot took us an hour reach the top. and that inari has several entrance and exits. and apprantly manjeet and shantanu took the wrong turn and exited inari some 10-15km away in the north of inari, while we were still climbing to the summit. finally we reached summit and the exit is not the same, we have to make a round of the inari. in next 30ish mins we climbed down and deicded we will 5 eb going to Kiyomizu-dera, next temple. since manjeet and shantanu were already in north thy reached there earlier. upon the way to inari we too a metro and a bus, then we walked for half a kilometer there. i saw some vegan places nearby too, and upon reaching the dera, i saw huge amout of steps, me and om decided we are not hiking another hour so we bot went for lunch to the vegan place. other 5 folks went to the top and the temple was so huge it took them 2 hour to explore. so we both went for lunch at CAFE MALINKA, it was completely empty and only one lady european lady was there. when we order, she took the order from us and went to start cooking in open kitchen. i was shocked, like are they understaffed or is this regular thingy xd. the food was quite expensive and not up to the mark for taste. with our stomach haf full we left the place and our friends were still exploring that temple, it would take them an hour more. so we both decided to try that vegan burger. we took luup and went to the vegan burger place, we stopped to shoot our videos on luup as well. the locallity we were going though were pure beauty. super shiny roads, and cool weather and sun on top of us. the weather and the surounding made it surreal. then we reached there, the burged arrived after houlf an hour, and it was delicious 10/10 burger. it was evening already, then we went planned to visit sumo show in kyoto. 4 of us met at a near yasaka shrine. and omg we saw our very first dustbin in japan for the first time. near a bus stop, we all clicked pictured with it as it is very rare to see dustbins in japan. since i recenly had burgerm i was kinds full, i went to yasaka shring, they all went for dinner, om, mohit, manjeet. shantanu ram were togethere roaming near gion area itself, while dubey woke up late so he was haveing a differnt itinary for the day. it was around 8 and the shrine was lit with yellow lights, it was reall really aesthetic view to lool at the shring with all the hanging lights in the night, i styed there a bit, then i went to Maruyama Park which is next to shrine, it was really realy dark, no light anything, but since japan is a safe country i went into that jounglly road. after walking for a while i saw some empty stone bench and a small bridge. it was built on top of a pond. the loghtly and everything were surrely. i sat there to absorb everything. i was at peace. there was small bulb up there somewhere and reflection of that small bulb from that pond was point on whihc you can stre for hours, although it was getting cold, it was feeling very peaceful. as time was passing by, i know we had to reach for sumo show at 10:30 pm, so i left from that place and i discovered a very very beautiful path, lit with yellow lights, and there was a european couple there, and i as them to click some of my pics, and the lady took that very serously, she clicked like 20pics so that the picture is perfect, telling me pose etc, i was quite impressed. then i went to the place my froend were having dinner, and then we all headed to sumo place. we were 5 mins late, but it was not started by then. it was 1hr show and we all enjoyed it really well. after that we took the bus and headed towards home.