Exploring Minato, Tokyo, Japan

I was feeling light and relaxed after my visit to teamLab. As I mentioned on my previous post, I was there to visit at 8am, very early, and ended up spending about 2 hours in there. teamLab Borderless isn’t far from Tokyo Tower and Minato City, and it was my plan to explore this neighbourhood after.

Minato holds a special place in my heart – it was due to Sailor Moon, an anime I was completely passionate about as a child, that my fascination with Japan started. And Sailor Moon happens to take place in Minato City. In fact, listening to the melody of the star locket Endymion gifts Serenity still gives me chills, and it provokes a wave of nostalgia that leaves me in a very weakened state emotionally speaking…if anything, one of my biggest disappointments is the fact that there isn’t that much Sailor Moon merch around Japan, and whilst there have been temporary exhibitions touring the country, there is nothing permanent to look at – except the five manholes in Minato neighbourhood and well the Sailor Moon shop in Harajuko but I’ll get there in one of my future posts. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).