Japan Spring 2013 Trip: Day 7 and 8 - The ShinKansEn Obsession

Today I moved base from Nagoya to Tokyo, where I'll be staying for the next week. Not that I won't be returning to Nagoya any more; in fact, I had an SKE48 stage performance (KII, Ramune no Nomikata) that evening to attend to.

Japan Spring 2013 Trip: Day 6 - Osaka

It was time to head a little further west today, towards Osaka, as I had an NMB48 concert (NMB48's 2013 West Japan Spring Concert Tour) to attend to later in the evening. So I decided to spend most of the day there.

Japan Spring 2013 Trip: Day 5 - The Live Performance

I had another free day today so again, I decided to head up to Tokyo for some more window and actual shopping.

Japan Spring 2013 Trip: Day 4 - The AKB48 Theatre Performance

An exciting day today, as this would be my first time ever entering the AKB48 Theater and watching a stage performance - AKB48 Kenkyuusei performing Pajama Drive (B3). More on that later.

Japan Spring 2013 Trip: Day 3 - Nagoya and Outskirts

I had a free day today, so I intended to go at my own pace and explored Nagoya for a bit.

Japan Spring 2013 Trip: Day 2 - Wet Sakura

Because I heard that the cherry blossom period arrived unusually early in Tokyo, and despite the weather forecasts predicting a bit of rain, I decided to head up to Tokyo early in the morning to at least experience it before the petals all fall off the trees.

Japan Spring 2013 Trip: Day 1 - Arrival

A few weeks ago, I left the blazing heat of Melbourne and began my long-awaited adventure to North America and Japan. It was my first time travelling to the other side of the world, but I had so-called "unfinished business" to do in Japan. One of them was to be able to experience springtime in Japan. The others revolve around the -48 group fandom. So I intended to fulfil these short term life goals, and to really make use of my extended holiday, before I jump headfirst into the workforce.

I'll spare you my first two-three weeks in North America and jump straight into my Japan trip.