some things i absolutely have to do whilst in japan

i wrote this several days ago and have been adding to it. i still am but i decided to post it anyway. (all the pictures were "stolen" from google images so i'm not putting credits.)
in no particular order~

stay in a ryokan ~

for tips, check out this site ~ http://www.japaneseguesthouses.com/about/ryokan/plans.htm

purikura (aka "print club" or photo booth stickers) ~ see TJG's video

buy weird candy/chocolate at konbini ("covenience store") ~ perhaps unusual kitkat flavours and puccho~

(if you're interested in j-snacks, check out Japanese Snack Reviews ~ http://japanesesnackreviews.blogspot.com/)

buy... whatever... from a vending machine ~ they have EVERYTHING! (but i'm thinking pocari sweat since i haven't tried it yet... and maybe some sort of hot drink ~ just for the novelity of it)


buy soba, ramen, takoyaki (octopus balls) and other japanese treats from street stalls ~


go to an izakaya (japanese pub) ~


eat at a kaiten zushi shop (sushi on conveyer) ~


go to the Studio Ghibli Museum ~ (My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away are my favourite movies)

http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/welcome/

go to shitamachi museum ~

http://www.taitocity.net/taito/shitamachi/

go to edo-tokyo museum ~

http://edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/english/information/index.html

visit hachiko! ~

check out the shibuya 109 building ~

stay at night at a capsule hotel ~

"check out" a love hotel ~

go to a few maid cafes ~

http://www.cafe-athome.com/pics/?lang=en

http://mailish.jp/

http://koakuma.littlebsd.com/


visit sensoji temple and asakusa shrine ~

and nakamise dori ~

ride the shinkansen ~

see (kinkakuji) the golden pavillion and fushimi inari taisha shrine (the "torii maze")

participate in peter macintosh's geisha culture walking lecture ~

http://www.kyotosightsandnights.com/walking.html

see geisha perform ~
http://www.kyoto-maiko.jp/info/index.html

see the gion kaburenjo theatre ~

and gion corner ~

participate in tea ceremony ~

shows daily @ hosomi museum http://www.emuseum.or.jp/eng/index.html

see the ichiriki teahouse ~