East Asia: Kyoto, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong

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3 weeks with my college friends!

Kyoto

The first leg of my trip, I visited Kyoto solo.

1-2 day itinerary

πŸ“ Fushimi Inari

πŸ“ Tofukuji Temple

πŸ“ Sannenzaka

πŸ“ Kiyomizu-dera

πŸ“ Ryozen Kannon Temple

πŸ“ Kodaiji Temple

πŸ“ Marayuma Park

πŸ“ Yasaka Shrine

πŸ” ISOBE Traditional Kyoto tofu set meal inside of Marayma Park.

πŸ“ Gion The old geisha district

πŸ” Pontocho Alley with many restaurants along the river.

πŸ“ Nishiki Market Huge market for street food and souvenirs. πŸ“ Arayashima πŸ“ Tenryu-ji πŸ“ Iwatayama Monkey Park πŸ“ Kinkaku Temple

Tokyo

Day 1

πŸ“ Meiji Jingu

πŸ“ Harajuku

πŸ“ Mipig Cafe Mini pig cafe, easy to reserve online!

🍸 SG Club

Day 2

πŸ“ Imperial Palace

πŸ” Midori Sushi

πŸ“ Ginza

πŸ“ Senso-ji

πŸ“ Akihabara The anime district in Tokyo.

πŸ” Hakata Furyu No-frills ramen place, 3 free refills!

Day 3

πŸ“ Shimokitazawa

πŸ” 虹色CURRYι£Ÿε ‚

πŸ“ Yayoi Kusama Museum Must reserve online, was a bit smaller than expected but cool to see if you’re a Kusama fan.

πŸ“ Shinjuku

πŸ” Omoide Yokocho

πŸ“ Shinjuku Pit Inn

Day 4

Kamakura

πŸ“ Hasedera Temple

πŸ“ Big Buddha

πŸ“ Komachi-dori Street

πŸ“ Tsurugaoka Hachimangon

πŸ” Ebisu Yokocho

Day 5

πŸ“ Tsukiji Fish Market

πŸ“ Team Labs Borderless

πŸ“ Roppongi

🍸 THESE

Hong Kong

πŸ“ Stanley

πŸ” Metropol Restaurant

πŸ“ Kowloon

🍸 Penicillin

🍸 Tell Camellia

πŸ₯Ύ Dragon’s Back , 2.9 miles, 557 ft

πŸ“ Sha Ting Racecourse

πŸ“ Top of the Peak

πŸ“ M+ Museum

πŸ” The Peninsula Afternoon Tea

Seoul

πŸ“ Starfield Coex Mall Huge underground shopping complex with aquariuam and insta-famous library.

🍸 Art Monster Brewery Super cool, modern self-serve brewery.

πŸ“ Myeongdong

πŸ“ Seoul TV Tower

πŸ“ Namsan Baekbeom Square

πŸ“ Hongdae

πŸ“ Ikson-dong Hanok Village

πŸ” Miltoast Best bread I’ve ever eaten. The plain toasts are not to be missed!

πŸ” Gwangjang Market Food Alley Huge complex serving various Korean street foods.

πŸ“ Baseball games

πŸ“ Gyeongbokgang Palace

πŸ” Tofu Village Multi-course tofu-based