So, things started in Tokyo. I picked Shinjuku since it's nearby most things I cared about. The first day was really just the end of the day, but enough to go out for dinner and walk around:

meat is not cheap in Japan but it's very good

Then a quick walk through Golden Gai and its streets filled with little bars;

And random things in the streets that are fun:

unfortunately the original robot restaurant is dead. The new one is nowhere close

Next morning, went to the MET, thinking it we could go up somewhere by 08:30, but the information was confusing and we'd only be allowed up at 09:30, which was too late due to a reservation at Shibuya Sky at 10:00:

So, not much of a view at MET before you can go to the top (it's free, but opened too late that morning), however, there was time to go walk though Yoyo-ji on the way to Shibuya Sky:

Tnen, it was finally time for Shibuya Sky, which does require reservations weeks in advance. I found it nice and fun to visit, but probably overhyped and not worth the headaches to try and get a last minute timeslot:

Yoyo-ji Park

Shibuya crossing

Mario Karts :)

Didn't realize there was a google building nextdoor ;)

A few pictures from lower down before going back to Shibuya crossing:

It was then fun to go visit Takeshita Street:

Yum

One fun thing in Takeshita Street, are all the animal cafés:

There were also nearby fancy dog cafés:

After cute animal overload, went to visit Gyoen National Garden, which was beautiful during cherry blossom season:

Then, it was time to go back to Shinjuku for the Ninja Show:

Then back around Shinjuku to find dinner:

yummy teppanyaki

For day #2, took a cab towards Odaiba to save time over public transport:

Went back to Maraikan, which is still an inteeresting and unusual science museum:

The park outside had plenty of pretty tulips:

Then, we got to diver city shopping mall:

And the Unko museum:

Then more walking around the area:

And found another animal café, there:

More about Odaiba Animal Cafe Here

Inside the mall, lots more shops and fun museums, didn't have time for them all:

At that time, I got the great news that we could go to Teamlab Borderless (my online ticket chagne, was approved, so it made sense to cut things short a bit and head towards the Mori buidling for Teamlabs:

And then time for a yummy sushi dinner:

A quick walk through Ginza from there:

And that was it for Tokyo, next morning was a bus to Takayama