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Is it just me or is it strange the boys haven't done a mr bungle cover? Imo Retrovertigo or really anything from California would be great performed by btbam. Is it too nail on the head to make it their own unique sound maybe?

tl;dr: Posting here to ask for suggestions on restaurants, areas to explore, and places to visit for shopping that fit into a potential 4-5 day itenerary.

I have a unique opportunity to visit Tokyo with my wife and kids. I know theres ton of posts already with the almost exact same question, but I was getting overwhelmed parsing through each of the posts on here to get the information I've been attempting to research. My wife and daughter (11) won a trip and will be travelling from mid Oct with the opportunity to stay beyond the initial return date at their/our expense. Their trip itenerary is pretty full from the time they arrive and my son (5) and I wouldn't be able to join any of their current plans. So we're attempting to join them later, ultimately extending their initial trip by up to 5 days.

We literally just found out it was a possibility to extend their return home, covering any price differences for the return flight and additional lodging. My son and I don't have flights booked yet. Nor do we have lodging for our potential stay. However, we do have a few ideas for things we want to do together. I think it would be cool to see some of the historical areas, but I'm not sure how feasable that would be with our current ideas. Here is a potential itenerary I put together (along with Gemini) based on some of our family bucketlist musts and a few other things we would like to consider. Which areas should we consider for shopping, dining, and exploration to make the most of our trip together? Any additional recommendations for things to consider for entertainment?

Day 1 | Travel Day

• Expecting at least 18 hours to fly

Day 2 | Arrive in Tokyo

• settle into our hotel and spend a bit of time exploring the area
• Ramen or Sushi meal
  • My kids are pretty picky with their food intake, but they love gohan, prepackaged ramen, and plain buttered noodles.
• Nerdy Shopping (Pokemon Center, Nintendo Store, etc.)
  • Which neighborhoods/areas would be best for shopping and dining?
  • I'm interested in Gaming/Tech type stuff
  • kids are big into Mario, Pokemon, Sanrio (my daughter loves Cinnamaroll), and Studio Ghibli stuff
  • A buddy of mine requested we bring back some melon soda for him.
  • may have to save this for another time if we arrive too late in the day

Day 3 | Disney Day

• Tokyo DisneySea
  • This is a must for us - Huge Disney fans, been to Disney World more times than we can count.
  • Everything I've seen so far says that Disneyland closely resembles the parks we've been to countless times already and that DisneySea is the more unique experience between the two parks.

Day 4 | Ghibli Day

• Studio Ghibli Museum or Theme Park?
  • One of these is a must, but we won't have time for both
  • Which of these would be better for our first visit to Tokyo?
  • Would we have time to explore outside of the Ghibli experience? If so, what would you recommend in each area?

Day 5 | Exploration

• Find some breathtaking views
• Visit a temple and/or shrine
• Sushi/Ramen/Unique dining
• Alternate/additional nerdy shopping time
• Visit a Konbini
• Spend some time in an arcade

Day 6 | Travel Day

• Flight home
  • Flights would be booked separately for my wife & daughter through the travel agency they are working with for the prize trip

Day 1 and Day 6 are the only solid dates where we wouldn't really be able to switch anything around. Other days can be fluid. Does this seem feasible for the time we would be together?

Additional ideas to consider if we could find enough time:

• Immersive TeamLabs experiences
  • Would Planets or Borderless provide a better opportunity for the kids to burn energy?
  • Could either of these be considered anxiety inducing or sensory overload?
• I'd love to experience some live music.
  • Could this fit into the itenerary above on a shopping/exploration day

This will be my first Weird Al show and I've been feeling pretty creative. I put this together as a tour stop poster of sorts for the Orlando Show. I'm not asking for money, but just wanted to share something I've been doing to get hyped for the experience.

A picture of the Lake Eola skyline in Orlando, FL with a giant version of \"Weird Al\" Yankovic gesturing at a giant burning accordian to celebrate the Bigger & Weirder tour stop. No text is displayed on this image.