In November 2016 we found an online deal to go to Japan that sounded too good to be true. But it couldn’t have been better! We arrived in Tokyo and stayed in the Shinjuku District, which ended up being the perfect base for exploring this electrifying city. We visited sights like Meji Shrine, Tokyo Tower, the Tsukiji Fish Market, and the Robot Restaurant. We think we might have ended up singing karaoke in a yakuza bar.

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Part 1: Shinjuku

Tamara and Mike take a spontaneous trip to Tokyo, Japan and land in the vibrant, electrified Shinjuku district and the Western expat neighbourhood of Ropongi...

Part 2: Exploring Tokyo

Tam and Mike set out to explore some of Tokyo's more famous sights. They cross Shibuya Crossing a bunch, get the best sushi ever at the Tsukiji Fish Market, ...

Part 3: Shichi Go San

Part 4: Kichijoji

Mike meets Tamara's old family friend, Alan Demsky, a Canadian musician living in Tokyo, and he brings them on a tour of the popular Kichjoji neighbourhood f...

Part 5: Robot Restaurant

Mike and Tamara have "dinner" at the Robot Restaurant where they meet Ryan and April who join them as they explore Golden Gai's nightlife, making new friends...

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