Today’s itinerary was pretty similar to yesterday’s, but we swapped our historical landmarks for more technological ones! We were also joined by an RIT alum who would be teaching at KCG soon, which was awesome! He had been living in Japan for some time already, so it was cool to meet someone who was from the states, but also very much used to and comfortable in Japan’s culture.

The day began with our group heading down the subway to Odaiba, and back to Diver City. This time, the whole class was able to see the Unicorn Gundam, and we all had some time to shop around the Diver City mall. I went back to Gundam Base to finally take pictures of all the displays and statues, and really take in the vibe and displays this time. I also was able to find a few more souvenirs, and try the famous Mister Donut donuts (they were pretty good, I have to say!)

Afterwards, we walked a bit farther down to the Musuem of Science, where we walked through a few really interesting exhibits! They were all themed around the future and about how technology and the future are interconnected, and many of them featured interactive portions!

The museum was pretty cool, I just wish I had had more time to explore it. Afterwards though, we went to what was probably the coolest artwork experience I’ve ever had: teamLabs. And oh man, it was incredible!

There were two exhbiits, the garden exhibit and the water exhibit. The garden exhibit was good, had a room filled with flowers and some glowing stones, but the water exhibit, that one was cool. It started with rushing water down a slope that we walked through, then transitioned into a room where the floor was made of bean bag chair type objects. Once we waded through that, we entered the LED crystal maze of mirrors, which was jaw droppingly stunning. Everything was reflective, and it seemed to almost go on forever. The lights, when dimmed, gave the room an appearance of a galaxy or night sky, and when illuminated was simply ethereal. It made for some amazing pictures!

After that room, we continued on into a room filled with rubber balls that were as big as a person, if not a little bigger, and the room changed color. An interesting experience for sure, but the room after was even more unique. It was filled to the mid-shin with water, but colorful lights and fish sihlouettes of various colors were projected onto it. And after that, the final room was a dome shaped one that had a 3D rendering of procedurally generated flowers floating through the air projected onto it. It really simulated a 3D space and depth once you let yourself become immersed in it! Oh, and the whole time, we had to have our shoes and socks off, and beautiful ethereal music played in the background. It was truly a one of a kind experience, and I’d recommend it to anyone who comes to Tokyo!

Once teamLabs was over (only took about 1.5 hours surprisngly), our group headed back to the hotel, where we finished the night off with some karaoke! I was pretty terrible, but luckily a few of us who went could sing, and it was a lot of fun! It was great to just try our best to sing in Japanese, fail somewhat spectularly, and just laugh it all off. The 2 hours we signed up for went by really quick, and I was honestly just getting into it and preparing to try and sing a Pokémon opening, but our time was up. Oh well, I guess that just means I have to come back!