12 Days in Japan with the fam 🇯🇵 Exploring Tokyo for the first time vlog

Опубликовано: 25 Май 2026
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Konnichiwa 👋 and welcome to my Japan mini-series.

🇯🇵 Japan Series:
Packing for Japan:    • Get ready with me for a 2-week trip to Japan  
Tokyo Part 1:    • 12 Days in Japan with the fam 🇯🇵 Exploring...  
Osaka:    • First time in Osaka and I'm in love 🇯🇵  
Kyoto:    • First time in Kyoto and I want to move her...  
Tokyo Part 2:    • Surviving summer in Tokyo 🥵 Exploring team...  
Japan Haul:    • Japan Haul  

This is episode 1 of 5 of our 12-day journey to Japan to celebrate my mom’s 80th Birthday with the whole family (a total of 12!). Traveling to Japan isn’t easy with a big group but we managed to stay sane and have an amazing trip!

In this episode, we’re diving into part 1 of our Tokyo visit where we stayed in Shinjuku, checked out Shibuya Crossing and Shibuya Sky, Tsukiji Fish Market, and visited Mt Fuji.

Subscribe and hit the notifications so you don’t miss our trips to Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo Part 2 and a What I Bought in Japan video... all coming soon!

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📖 Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:26 Traveling to Tokyo
1:40 Checking out Centurion Lounge in SFO
4:12 Arriving in Tokyo
5:16 Gracery Hotel Shinjuku (Godzilla Hotel)
7:22 First Visit to 711 and Trying Convenience Store Foods
9:29 📍Golden Gai Shinkjuku
11:30 📍Shinkjuku Station Standing Sushi
13:30 Tokyo Day 2
14:43 📍Tsukiji Fish Market
16:50 Exploring Shibuya Crossing and Shibuya Sky
20:10 Thoughts on Tokyo So Far
23:23 Tokyo Day 3
24:41 Mt Fuji Tour

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