day one (tokyo)
Western Art MuseumTokyo National MuseumRamen NagayamaAmeyoko Shopping DistrictShibuya CrossingTheater Image Forum Shinano-ji (24-hr diner)day two
National Film Archive of Japan (Chūō)Omoide Yokocho (Shinjuku)Chop Shop (Kichijōji)day three
AsakusaPadel Tokyo MizumachiSkytreeOkinaan (soba)Live House Feverday four
Miharuya (grandma sandwiches)Iriya Plus CafeJimbocho Vintage (posters)Kinji (thrift)Nakano BroadwayHousen Sushi Barday five (taipei)
Din Tai Fung (OG)Family lunch / ancestor visitDa’an ParkTwo Three Comedy Clubday six
嘟嘟麵食館 (noodle house)National Palace MuseumNational Taipei UniversitySpot Film HouseRiverside tennisRaohe Night Marketday eight (kyoto)
Kunton AkutagawaPontochoday nine
Heian-jingū ShrineYamamoto Menzou (udon)Flea marketTsutaya BooksKyoto Prefectural LibraryNational Museum of Modern ArtToy Film MuseumKokodenome (“secret” restaurant)Book Offday ten
Monkey Park IwatayamaArashiyama CurryNara ParkHoteyu (public bath)Pizzeria Da Naghinoday eleven
Rokuyosha (nostalgic cafe)WattsNishiki MarketHafuu (steak sandy)Post office / shoppingIcchan Ramen (Jamaican)day twelve
Kamo River walkBullet trainUme no Hana Uenohirokoji (pufferfish)Yanagi Chaya (matcha tiramisu)Ueno Zoo