I AM BACK STEEMIANS! 

It's been 3 weeks and I hope you haven't forgotten about me.. because it is time to update my favorite community on where I've been, what I've been up to and why I am coming back stronger than ever!

But before I get into the serious stuff in my upcoming postings, I want to share with you some of my most memorable experiences on a personal level and as you probably know from my previous travel diary posts, I like to share everything in form of recaps rather than in-the-moment. Also whenever I share something with you I want to make sure that it's not rushed and thought-through, so that I feel like I'm giving you something interesting, in return for your time.

So here is the very first snippet of my Tokyo Travel Series:

For the last few days I was on a business in TOKYO, JAPAN for the project I have been hinting at for the longest time and that will finally be announced in the next few days. I went without expectations in mind, but simply followed my intuition as usual and as usual it turned out to be one of my favorite trips ever! 

Not just on a business level many things were beyond, but also personally I learned a lot about the Japanese culture, got to meet great people that I can now call real friends, I had some personal breakthrough moments and feel rejuvenated in many ways.

Often a breakthrough is something you can't plan, but you have to trust that it will happen at the right time, for the right reason. An important moment of realization and personal growth that I had was at an absolutely amazing location:

THE IMPERIAL PALACE  - EAST GARDEN

Thanks to @petervoogd (an incredible human I'm happy to have met, true friend and now fellow Steemian ), who invited me to join him on the exploration. We went to explore " the green side of Tokyo " and it was absolutely stunning.

History Lesson: 

The Imperial Palace East Gardens (皇居東御苑, Kōkyo Higashi Gyoen) are a part of the inner palace area and are open to the public. They are the former site of  Edo Castle's innermost circles of defense, the honmaru ("main circle") and ninomaru ("secondary circle"). None of the main buildings remain today, but the moats, walls, entrance gates and several guardhouses still exist. 

A wide lawn and the remaining foundation of the former castle tower can be found on top of the hill, where the castle's innermost buildings once stood. The castle tower was completed in 1638 as the tallest castle tower in Japan's history. But only a few years later in 1657, it was destroyed by citywide fires and has not been rebuilt since. In place of the former buildings in the secondary circle of defense (ninomaru) at the foot of the hill, a nice Japanese style garden has been created.

The Imperial Palace East Gardens doesn't seem spectacular at first, but when you have a sense for energy and serenity, a feel for history and a love for nature, going for a walk here is definitely worth it.

One of my first impressions that stuck with me throughout the days and is one of the reasons why I consider Tokyo to be a very special and unique place is because it combines the busy city life with nature and serenity. 

I am a true believer in vibes / energy of a place and think it is most important, how it makes you feel and from spending just a few days in this city I can say from the first minute to the last that I felt more calm than usual and yet focused through very busy days.

This is just the beginning!

now you have a feeling for the nature in Tokyo, it's time to get to business and city!
I was thinking about what to share first with you for quite some time because I captured a lot of great experiences. I decided to do both, blogposts and a video later. But for now I just want to let you know that I am dedicated to sharing my journey with you. This month I really focused on work that needed to be done behind-the-scene and finally I can get back to creating content.

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Much love,