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Tokyo: Joypolis and Purikura

  • Last updated: December 30, 2019
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Joypolis, Tokyo

I told you about the retro arcade games at 1-Chome Playland in a previous blog post, but inside Decks, the same shopping mall in which Playland is located, there’s also an indoor amusement park called Joypolis. I’ve never considered visiting Joypolis, because it isn’t very big, and the admission fee is a bit steep.

Though this time I decided to go and have a look. I didn’t have anything better to do and they were offering a 50% discount on the admission (not including rides).

Amusement parks aren’t a lot of fun to visit on your own, and there was a wait for most of the rides. After a while, I therefore found myself gravitating towards the purikura machines instead. Purikura are super-charged Japanese photo booths with automatic functions to beautify your appearance. No matter what your starting point is, you’ll be processed and airbrushed to look like a Japanese beauty queen, and afterwards, you can decorate your photos with hearts, rainbows and fireflies.

The purikura I tried was actually meant for two persons, so it took a while before it understood that I would be the only one inside. As a matter of fact, the Purikura wasn’t very co-operative, but I somehow managed to get through the session. LOL Those photos of the big-eyed, white-skinned version of me was worth all the trouble!

Read my blog post about purikura here

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Hi, I'm Sanne. Welcome to Mitzie Mee, my food and travel blog, with a special love for New York City. Food has always been at the heart of the way I travel. I love discovering local restaurants, neighborhood cafes, street food stalls, and recipes. On Mitzie Mee, I share the places I love, along with travel guides, recipes, and tips to help you make the most of your own adventures. Before becoming a full-time blogger, I spent years working in the travel industry. I started as a tour rep in Greece and Spain, worked eight years as cabin crew, earned my commercial pilot license, and flew as an airline pilot out of Denmark and Sweden. These days, I travel the world with my fiancé Steve, always looking for memorable food experiences and places worth sharing. Everything you see on Mitzie Mee is based on my own travels, and I hope it inspires your next trip, your next meal, or both.

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Welcome to my Tokyo blog. Tokyo is one of those cities I never get tired of. I've been back many times over the years, and every visit leaves me with a longer list of places I want to try next time. For me, Tokyo has always been about the food. It's the city where I'll happily get up early for a sushi breakfast, where some of the best meals are served at tiny ramen counters with barely enough seats for a handful of people, and where I can spend hours wandering from one café to the next without any real plan. What keeps drawing me back, though, is the atmosphere. Tokyo somehow manages to feel calm and intense at the same time. You can stroll through quiet residential streets lined with small shops and neighborhood cafés, then suddenly find yourself in the middle of Shibuya, surrounded by flashing signs, crowds, and nonstop energy. Those contrasts are part of what makes the city so special, and no matter how often I visit, I always come across somewhere new. On my Tokyo blog, I've gathered the places I've genuinely enjoyed. Restaurants I'd recommend to friends, cafés worth making a detour for, neighborhoods I love exploring, and hotels I'd stay at again. Whether you're planning your first trip to Tokyo or your fifth, I hope you'll find plenty of inspiration, along with practical tips to help you make the most of your visit.

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