Cool Japan Festival 2015 Day 1 Event Report

The event featured top Japanese idol group AKB48’s Team 8, traditional Japanese drum troupe Tokoro Taiko, Japanese-style Filipino idol group Kawaii5, and top Filipino cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao.

2015 Autumn Japan Trip Day 7: Tokyo

Asakusa is really famous for education-related omamori, especially for passing entrance examinations at big universities, so you can imagine the crowds at the temple.

2015 Autumn Japan Trip Day 6: Tokyo

We made another stop at Ikebukuro, which was a good idea because we managed to catch the tail end of Tokyu Hands Ikebukuro’s Cat Festival — where a lot of independent creators and small ateliers made catcentric merch that was like catnip for me ❤

2015 Autumn Japan Trip Day 5: Tokyo

Too much rich food over the past couple of days made me crave something a bit simpler — so gyudon it was for lunch. Not Yoshinoya though, because there are so many better options in Tokyo, like Matsuya or Sukiya ^^;;