Tokyo Stay Diary☆【Day 1 and Day 2】

Hello~☆

This is Spring Shepherd Art!

It's been getting hotter in Osaka lately, how are you all doing?

Well, I recently finished my exhibition in Tokyo without any problems.

During this time, I encountered many new places, works, and people, and I would like to introduce some of them to you today.

First of all, this is roughly what happened during my stay in Tokyo☆

■ Day 1

Arrived in Tokyo. Stayed at APA Hotel near Ginza.

■ Day 2

Morning: Visit to the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno

Afternoon Nobana Art Work gallery in GINZA

■ Day 3

Morning: Visit to the art exhibition at Shinjuku Isetan department store.

Afternoon Nobana Art Work gallery in GINZA

Stay at Ref Omiya Hotel

■ Day 4

Morning: Head to Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture

Afternoon: Visit to Ueno Geidai Art Plaza and Tokyo National Museum

To Osaka.

[Day 1☆]

First time☆ First daytime express bus from Osaka to Tokyo♪

(At first, I was excited because I could stop at various service areas, but in the last hour before arriving in Tokyo, I started to get a headache and felt unwell. I think it was because of poor circulation because I was sitting for a long time. I decided to take the Shinkansen when I came home Osaka the last day.)

After arriving in Tokyo, I had a terrible headache so I didn't do anything, just stopped by a convenience store, bought some foods and went straight to the APA Hotel.

But it's my first time at an APA Hotel and I'm excited all over again~♪♪♪

Amazing!! This is what the hotel looks like!!

This was my first time staying here and I thought the hotel branding was amazing.

There are even drinks, Umaibo sticks(snack), and books with the president's photo on the front☆

Also, the amenities have positive messages in both English and Japanese that will touch your heart.

It said something like "Connect all the past to the future." It cheered me up ☆ (simple)

I took some headache medicine, ate some snacks and salads, connected the TV to YouTube and watched my favorite music and videos on the big screen, and felt even better in the evening!!

[Day 2☆]

■ Morning

On the second morning, we went to the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno.

First time at the Western Art Museum♪♪ Ueno Park was also very beautiful and spacious and everyone looked relaxed and happy~☆

And the Museum of Western Art has some paintings and sculptures.

There were some of my favorite religious paintings here too.

This is what struck my heart:

My favorite piece is "Triptych: Crucifixion" by Joos van Cleve

Three sides are wonderful~♪♪

I was happy to be able to see how intricate and detailed the backgrounds were drawn～☆

The colours were beautiful, a light blue that was like a light grey.

■ Afternoon

On the second day in the afternoon, I was at "Nobana Art Work gallery in GINZA," where paper cuttings were exhibited, but Inbe-san, who planned the paper cutting exhibition, took me to "Okuno Building," which is also located in Yurakucho.

First time at Okuno Building! Yay!

Apparently it was originally an apartment from the early Showa period, but now it houses galleries and antique shops.

"Okuno Building" was really stylish and retro ☆

The overall atmosphere was wonderful, from the walls and stairs inside the building to the darkness, and it felt like I was in another world.

By the way, I just found out that there are a lot of galleries in Ginza and Yurakucho!!

I was also given a small booklet with information about galleries in Yurakucho, and it looked really interesting with so many different artists' works on display every week!!

If you are interested in art, be sure to visit the gallery in Yurakucho!

So, please look forward to the continuation of my Tokyo stay diary☆☆☆