by @jocat.net
Daily entries of what JoCat did during his February 2025 vacation in Japan
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 1 - Echo got distracted by gacha - Went to akihabura daiso to get supplies - Echo got distracted by gacha - explore the rest of the mall the daiso was in - Echo got distracted by gacha - found gunpla, bought little gunpla - Echo got distracted by gacha - eat beef bowl - Echo got distrac
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 2 - met up with fans at our first temple! Kayadera - learned about the differences and similarities between Thai and Japanese Buddhism - got a second wifi box so echo and I could explore individually - Grabbed a full sized mecha - Visited the yakitori place!!! (donno if manager remembers us)
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 3 - early morning meetings and calls - get some work done, emails answered, art drawn etc - jetlag + early morning wakeup = sleepy, so nap part of the day - grab some things from family mart while echo sleeps - get that good lemon alcohol again
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 4 - went to square enix (NOT eorzea or dragon quest) Cafe, was okay - roamed akihabara looking for a specific miku figure for Kate. checked about a dozen figure/anime stores, could not find it - got street food including the LONGEST POTATO
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 6 THE SHEN HAS ARRIVED
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 7 - slept in to try and beat jet lag - solo wandered Shibuya expecting it to be too big and crowded - it was - stopped by a Chinese restaurant, ordered chicken, fried rice, lemon sour and highball - didn't like the alchohol but drank them all to be polite - drunkenly stumble back home
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 8 DIPPER HAS ARRIVED
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 9 - made it to Osaka - met up with a mutual friend - ate Japanese barbecue thin slice meat - checked into hotel room - played a LOT of arcade - got very drunk at kura sushi
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 10 - ECHOS BIRTHDAY - explored Dotonbori - found a very out of the way restaurant that we needed a guide to get to - met a national treasure and hero
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 11 - Went to the Eorzea cafe in Dotonbori! was much more toned down than the Akihabara one, but all the same food & drinks, plus an art board! - visited shrine, got fortune! - Went to MonHun Cafe in the same building! also toned down, also doodle books with many khezu
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 12 - Super tired so slept in + drew art - browsed the yodabashi camera that was in the same building as our hotel - that's it
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 13 - checked out of hotel - take Osaka shinkansen back to Tokyo, pass by lots of snow on the way - lay on couch for the rest of the day
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 14 - went to eorzea cafe in akihabara and got big fat tacos also, do NOT order the menpjina drink, it was so watered down and most of the glass was ice - checked out a warhammer Cafe - most of the day spent at home working
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 15 rest/work day so nothing of note, besides finishing work on a very hastily made something on request of a very special someone that will be showcased at a very near sometime
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 15 - went to the monster hunter Cafe in akihabara again, was about as cool as last time, got mostly the same stuff + the palico kids meal - got a pink miku for a friend back home
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 16 - rest day, stayed inside and mostly drew and played video games - unrelated check out this cat sleeping on the roof of this house
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 17 - spent valentines day with echo :3
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 18 - rest day 馃嚡馃嚨 day 19 - got a personal tour thanks to @pocky469.bsky.social who showed us around the temples and shrines and stores in Asakusa! super cool and friendly guy
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 20 - went to Tokyo Disneyland, but only briefly since we had evening tickets - got pics with Minnie, she snuck in a smooch on me mid-hug 鈽猴笍 - went to a sumo + hotpot place shen picked out - got to wrestle one of them and absolutely destroyed him
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 22 (I repeated a day so skipping one) - rest day 馃嚡馃嚨 day 23 - went to shibuya and met Hachiko - went to a maid Cafe, echo and shen had a great time, I was very anxious - went to a muscle bar and got lifted by a muscle girl, I was less anxious
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 24 (sorry I've not been keeping up) - had a boy day and explored ikebukuro - met with friends for okonomiyaki in Harajuku - explored lower Harajuku including cool art gallery and echo finally got her own potato tornado
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 25 - went to the yakitori bar for a second time this trip, but this time with @pocky469.bsky.social to help translate & show them our video mentioning the bar They loved it and our omiyage (Cajun spice) so much they have it on their counter as a convo starter and gave us a gift!
JoCat is slow at making videos day 24 and 25 are actually swapped 馃槄 馃嚡馃嚨 day 26 - went back to the yakitori bar one last time with pocky. they're already sharing the video around with their customers 馃嚡馃嚨 day 27 - Went to kamen rider cafe, which hands down has legit good food, not just for themed cafe. best chicken Ive had ever
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 28, last full day in Japan - Went to the Ramen museum, tried lots of ramen and learned about its history - visited the giant gundam and briefly had a look through the diver city plaza beside it - found my new favorite ice cream in the plaza
JoCat is slow at making videos 馃嚡馃嚨 day 29/30 home