Die Welt ist tief – und tiefer als der Tag gedacht hat.
“The world is deep—and deeper than the day had ever thought.”
– Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

If this phrase means that truth lies where the sunlight cannot reach,
then perhaps—just perhaps—it can be found in Yoyogi Park at night.

If you’ve landed on this page because you searched something like
“Crazy things to do in Tokyo”,
sitting at your desk with wanderlust or scrolling casually with a beer in hand,
the “crazy” I’m about to offer may seem rather mild.

And yet, I still want to share it with you—
because I believe this quiet little experience captures a kind of “Japan”
that no neon-lit alleyway or chaotic street crossing could ever give you.

To be a little removed from the city’s noise,
to sit in the stillness of a Tokyo night,
and suddenly remember a line from Nietzsche—
if such a moment happens to you on your travels,
it may become a moment of quiet you’ll carry with you for a long, long time.

Picnicking here doesn’t require anything elaborate. No special skills, no fancy plans.
Just a quick stop at the nearest convenience store for some food and a drink. That’s more than enough.

I spread out my mat and lie back on the grass. Between the treetops, I can see the sky.
Tokyo’s sky is small.

Looking up at that starless, narrow sky, I suddenly realize—I’m lying in the middle of Tokyo, looking at the sky.
Thousands of kilometers from home, sitting quietly in the dark, wrapped in a kind of stillness that cities usually don’t allow.