じゃな! 日本!

After 7 days of hectic travelling in Tokyo and Kyoto, the last day of my travel inevitably approaches. Although it is a short 7 days, the initial energy level that we had was totally drained by the hectic schedule and making sure that we reach point A at time A and point B at time B. 7 days to truly understand Japan is without a doubt insufficient but this trip would suffice to be the appetizer for a more wholesome trip which would happen in the future.

For our last day in Tokyo, we did not have a lot of spare time on our hands because of the flight we would have to catch. The only place we could go without wasting too much time travelling would be the nearby shopping malls. Coincidentally, they were having “Bleach” event there. Some might know that I am a fan of Bleach, religiously sourcing the net for their latest episode every week. Knowing that, i definitely had to go for it.

Bleach event

Truth be told, i’m quite disappointed with the event. It is more like a exhibition than an event, with just posters, card board figures and Bleach merchandise displayed there. Not to mention that it is payable to get into the exhibition areas and the merchandise are not cheap.

Bleach products exhibitsMessages by fans

We hurried back to our ryokan to grab our luggages after a quick breakfast. We said our goodbyes to the friendly Ryokan staff and went to catch our train.

Our home for our last leg

Luggages for 4

With the end right at our doorsteps, our mood was neither the excited mood that we had on our first day, or amazed mood that we had at Kyoto or satisfied mood that we had after every meal. It was like we were engulfed in an ambivalent aura, more sad than happy. All good things have to come to an end. That is what we told ourselves. All in all, i had a good time travelling with the 3 of them. Travel companions are hard to come by and takes a lot of fate to be brought together. This could very well be the first and last time that I travel with anyone of them and I have to say I enjoyed every single moment with them. The trip would not be the same without them.

On a side note, i am still looking for my next travel companion and if you are interested, let me know.