The dawn of the last day, and as sad as I am to leave, I’m happy to be able to go back home and rest for a change. The hustle and bustle of a trip like this is great, but there’s no place like home after all!

But first, souvenir time!

I had a good few plans for things to get my family, but some of them were a bit hard to get in Akihabara. You would imagine finding a model sailboat wouldn’t be hard, but at every model shop I went there was nothing but battleships!

I hiked up with Megan on a trip up to Okachimachi, where I had set up a small journey to look for some souvenirs.

I got a nice book and a daruma for my mother, a soccer Jersey (that might have been a bit too expensive, woops ?) for my brother, and a hat and a 3D puzzle for my dad, as well as some miscellaneous sweets and kit-kats!

I didn’t even know it, but I had found myself right in the middle of Ameyoko!!

Unfortunately, we didn’t have much time to appreciate the intricacies of the market, or take a look in the really ornate looking temple in the middle of it all, since we had to head back to pick up our bags before the airport!

A short 2 minute train ride back to Akihabara, and we fetched our bags back from the hotel. We were able to say goodbye to a few more of our travel mates, and off we went!

Akihabara to Nippori, Nippori to Narita Airport via the Skyliner. A truly beautiful trip! What a way to end off the sights 🙂

Arriving at Terminal 1, I posted back my pocket Wi-Fi, and headed over to the South Wing. We spotted a McDonalds, and we both knew what we had to do. How hilarious would it be to make the last meal in Japan the most American thing possible?

Just like 4 years ago, I got me a shrimp burger!

The mall between the two terminals was massive, I’m talking absolutely insane here. Marvel Pop-Up store, Lego store, a place for stuff from Akihabara, sweet shops, souvenir shops, the whole deal. I heard there was even a Pokémon center in the second terminal.

Shuffling over through baggage claim and customs, we found our way to our gate, and were blessed with our final vending machines. Since we were both unable to return our IC cards on time, these were perfect for getting the last bit of value from them.

The apple juice here is like nectar of the gods.

Boarding the plane, and off we go! I ended up finishing the last Lord of the Rings movie, and rewatching Spiderverse to ready myself for the sequel back home!

I also managed to catch a few Z’s, which was definitely necessary. I take off at 5:00PM and arrive at 4:40PM the same day!

I get picked up at Newark Airport and, the trip has concluded.

If one of you are reading this, I hope we can join up again, on campus or elsewhere!

May we meet again, Japan.

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