Godzilla at Haneda airport in Japan

Godzilla was watching the people in the terminal making sure they were not overstaying their tourist visas or becoming “permanent residents”. (snacks)

Moving art exhibit at Teamlabs Borderless with a panther, tiger, & eastern dragon

Moving art exhibit at Teamlabs Borderless with moving bipedal animals

Moving art exhibit at Teamlabs Borderless with dancing rabbit in smoke

Moving art exhibit at Teamlabs Borderless with crystal spheres

We managed one last experience before our flight out today. Teamlabs has several exhibits in the area & we saw their Borderless exhibit this morning.

Kiki’s home in the Valley of Witches in Ghibli Park

Bakery display from Kiki’s Delivery Service in the Valley of Witches in Ghibli Park

Tori gate from Spirited Away in Ghibli Park

Satsuki & Mei’s home from My Neighbor Totoro in Ghibli Park

It was neat getting to wander inside Kiki’s home & see her room upstairs.

The final area in the park was dedicated to My Neighbor Totoro with being able to visit Satsuki & Mei’s home.

Witch gate at the Valley of Witches in Ghibli Park

Buildings from the Valley of Witches in Ghibli Park

Wizard Jenkins’ Home in Valley of Witches in Ghibli Park

Front of Howl’s Moving Castle at Ghibli Park

The next big area of Ghibli Park was the Valley of Witches, which had a mishmash of themes from Kiki’s Delivery Service & Howl’s Moving Castle.

Grand Emporium from Whisper of the Heart in Ghibli Park

Inside the Cat Bureau, with Baron & Muta, in Ghibli Park

Okoto in Mononoke Village in Ghibli Park

Demon from Princess Mononoke

After finishing the Grand Warehouse we went to the outside themed areas starting with Hill of Youth set around Whisper of the Heart & Cat Returns. They had a small area for Mononoke Village as we made our rounds in the park.

Castle in the Sky themed scene reenactment in the Grand Warehouse in Ghibli Park

Yubaba’s Office in the Grand Warehouse in Ghibli Park

There were some amazing exhibits with one section made to let people play out in scenes directly from several Ghibli films including: Pom Poco & Castle in the Sky.

Mini Totoro in Ghibli Park

Unlike the Ghibli museum, the Cat Bus here was sized for all ages to fit inside. They had a run down Laputa guardian still rooted in the walls like in the film.

Baron statue & Howl’s castle model in the Grand Warehouse in Ghibli Park

Animatronic bears in the Grand Warehouse in Ghibli Park

Rooftop model in the Grand Warehouse in Ghibli Park

Children’s Ghibli themed character rides in the Grand Warehouse in Ghibli Park

There was a real warehouse section that had a lot of items from former projects & promotional material on display.

Arietty grate with sugar cube & cricket in Ghibli Park

Arietty’s room in Ghibli Park

Climbing inside the house walls in Ghibli Park

Wine bottle window in Ghibli Park

Got to feel smol in the area themed after Arietty. I rather enjoyed that & appreciated all the attention to detail that the entire park cared to make you feel like you were in the worlds of each Ghibli film.

Grinning Gaudi cat motif in Ghibli Park

Lucky Cat statue in Ghibli Park

Angry cat poster in Ghibli Park

Lots of cat themes could be found around the park, especially in the Grand Warehouse.

Clock tower entrance to Ghibli Park

Entrance to the Grand Warehouse at Ghibli Park

Gaudi inspired fountain inside the Grand Warehouse in Ghibli Park

Flying airship in Ghibli Park

For the final adventure of our trip, @ralkor.bsky.social & i made our way out to Ghibli Park in Nagoya. An early morning ride on the Shinkansen & a bus interchange got us to the park grounds. The park made use of the former Olympic park with the additional theming surrounding Ghibli films.

Life imitating art.

Zootopia 2 themed sculpture with the characters: Nick, Judy, Flash, Bellweather, Gary, & their sushi chef Chief Bogo.

One of the cute things we saw at the sushi restaurant was an original diorama themed from Zootopia 2.

Conch sushi piece

Sushi piece marinated in vinegar

Black throated perch sushi piece

Miso soup with fish broth

Selection of pieces from our dinner. 🍣

Shrimp chawanmushi

Toasted oyster

Sushi piece

Uni sushi roll

Last part of the dinner set with some of the individual sushi pieces we enjoyed. 🍣

Appetizer with asparagus & tiny squid

Bonito tempura

Fish with seaweed in a light broth

Grilled fish with onion sauce

Had what i feel was one of the best sushi experiences with @ralkor.bsky.social Enjoyed an amazing set dinner with several delightful individual pieces.

Cookie lucky cats

Matcha filled lucky cat cookie

Matcha latte from Rarasand

Relaxing before heading back & spotted an adorable cafe with cream filled cookies & enjoyed their matcha set.

Gotokuji temple entrance

Maneki neko statue

Lucky cats with cat memorials

Buddha with lucky cats

Wandering around Tokyo & discovered a Lucky Cat Shrine in Gotokuji.

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Akihabara buildings

Akihabara outside the JR station

Crème brûlée fried sando

Melon of Melon Starbucks Frappe

Wandering around in Akihabara yesterday & got to enjoy one of the viral food trends in Tokyo, the fried sando. Also Starbucks is celebrating 30 years of operating in Japan & they have a limited time melon themed frappe.

By their powers combined! (Now they need to do the fusion dance! 😉)

This was a first time for us. It was nice to see the history of this particular tram service & the views we saw from the observation tower were amazing! 😻

The Symphony of Lights ended with a magnificent drone show over Victoria Harbor. Really loved the dragon that came to life in the sky. 🐉

Sailing themed boat for our tour on Victoria Harbour

Light display on one of the boats in the Hong Kong harbour

Hong Kong city skyline at night

That evening we went to the harbor for their Symphony of Lights that they put on every night. We got on an authentic looking boat & set out along the harbor to watch the skyline light up & dance to music.

Older tram car used to get to the Victoria Peak observation tower

View looking back at the path of the tram car going to the Victoria Peak observation tower.

Cat sign in the shops at the Victoria Peak observation tower

Gundam display near the ferry at Tsim Sha Tsui

We got to see one of the older (more rickety) cars they used in the past. On our way back we also saw some fun displays.

City center mural in Hong Kong

Unique organic building in Hong Kong

View of Hong Kong from the observation tower

Looking up at the observation platform from below

On our final day in Hong Kong, @ralkor.bsky.social & i made a trek up to the Victoria peak via their tram car to an observation tower overlooking Hong Kong.

Big black panther stares into your soul!

Outside Po Lin Monastery

Guardians of Po Lin Monastery

Courtyard of Po Lin Monastery

Room of 1000 Buddhas at the Po Lin Monastery

We had just enough time to peek into the Po Lin Monastery. It was really gorgeous.

Cable car over Hong Kong Bay

Big Buddha in the clouds

Stairway to the Tian Tan Buddah

Tian Tan “Big” Buddha

After lunch we made our way to the Tian Tan “Giant” Buddha on Lantau Island. We took the crystal cable car & were treated to some amazing views while on our way to & from the Ngong Ping Village area.

Nan Lian Garden

Chi Lin Nunnery

Temple square at Chi Lin Nunnery

Chi Lin Nunnery Guardians

. @ralkor.bsky.social & i had a very big excursion starting in the Nan Lian Gardens & the Chi Lin Nunnery. The landscaping was stunning & the temple itself was worth the visit.

I would be sharing your rage if that happens. 🤬