team lab☆ @ Takeo

I’ve head team Lab's exhibitions are popular not only to Japanese people but also to foreign tourists visiting Japan. One of their exhibitions is being held in Saga until November 4. 

Even though I have little knowledge of art, I had wanted to see it with my own eyes. Luckily, I visited "team Lab: A Forest Where Gods Live - GC" at Mifuneyama Rakuen in Takeo City, Saga Prefecture last week.

Entering through Gate 1 at 5 pm, I explored the park struggling up and down steep bumpy paths. I found contemporary art hard to grasp, and there were moments that left me puzzled.

However, during twilight, surrounded by trees and witnessing the crimson sky peeking through overlapping branches, I felt as if I had wandered into another world.

It was already dark when I reached a cave and the 500 Arhats, which gave me chills. At the pond, it was strange to see a small boat gliding over its projected surface. 

What I regretted was that I missed the "Megaliths in the Ruined Bathhouse." I thought I was following the map, but I missed it. It was too dark to see the paper map. What a pity.

The paths were steeper and more challenging than I expected, leaving me exhausted despite wearing sneakers. 

Anyway, it was truly an otherworldly experience.

P.S. I enjoyed a Tofu dessert at a café run by Saga Hirakawa-ya, a Tofu maker, in Takeo Hot Springs. I chose a strawberry parfait. I felt less guilty because it had sticky tofu in it:)