妹っ子の誕生日、今年の舞台はTDS（東京ディズニーシー）でした。とはいえ、彼女とその妹っ子（つまり妹っ子’s）はライド系アトラクション一択。一方、私は80歳の母と「お茶とお散歩コース」。というわけで、到着直後から別行動スタート。結局、最初から最後まで“別々で過ごすディズニー”という新スタイルに。(笑)
3年ぶりのTDS。気づけば、アナ雪・ラプンツェル・ピーターパンの新ゾーンが誕生していて、なんとその存在に気づいたのは、夜6時。(笑)ピーターパンは40分待ちでスルーしましたが、ラプンツェルが20分待ちだったので最後のライドにしました。
でも、そのおかげでゆっくりと5軒ほどカフェ巡りをしながら、雨に降られたり、晴れ間に恵まれたりしながら、記念写真も撮れました。
母も健脚そのもので、12時間滞在も難なくクリア。思い出のページにしっかり刻まれる一日となりました。
【そして、東京駅での奇跡】
帰り際、8時すぎ。雨もまた降ってきていたので、ショーもお土産もパスして帰路へ。母は八丁堀で乗り換え、私は東京駅へ。
そこで——予期せぬ“場面転換”が。新幹線の改札を通り過ぎようとしたとき、妙な熱気、人だかり、駅員と警官の静かな緊張感。
「これは……まさか……」
Xでリアルタイム検索すると、まさに 天皇皇后両陛下が東京駅に到着されるという情報が。
これは、待つしかない。後方の列に立ってしばらくすると、突然駅員の方から「こちら下がってください！」の指示。
え、ここが最前列！？…なんと、最前列に導かれてしまったのです。(笑)
それから30分後、東京駅は静寂に包まれ、天皇皇后両陛下が目の前をお通りに。ただ歩いて手を振られるだけなのに、場の空気がスッと整い、心が洗われるような感覚でした。
ディズニーのショーでもなく、お土産でもなく、その“静かな祝福の時間”が、この日のクライマックス。
「波動って、こういうことかもしれない」
流れに逆らわず、身を委ねるように過ごした一日。その“流れ”が、最後に私を最前列に運んでくれた。
予定通りじゃなくていい。流れの中にこそ、思いがけない“祝福”が待っている。そんなことを、東京駅の夜に再確認したフィナーレとなりました。
Skipped the TDS Souvenirs and Shows... and Ended Up Waving to Their Majesties
This year’s stage for my niece’s birthday was TDS—Tokyo DisneySea.
That said, she and her sister (yep, my nieces) were all about the thrill rides.
Meanwhile, I took the "tea and stroll" route with my 80-year-old mother.
So, we split up as soon as we arrived.
It turned out to be a brand-new Disney style: “a completely separate-day experience.” (laughs)
It had been three years since my last visit to TDS.
Before I realized it, new areas themed around Frozen, Tangled, and Peter Pan had appeared.
And I only discovered this fact... at 6 PM. (laughs)
We skipped Peter Pan due to a 40-minute wait,
but got on Rapunzel’s ride at the end of the day since it was just 20 minutes.
Thanks to that, we were able to take our time, visit five cafés,
get caught in the rain, blessed by the sun, and snap a few keepsake photos.
My mother, still going strong, easily handled the 12-hour stay.
It became a day etched into our memory book.
[And Then, a Miracle at Tokyo Station]
On the way home around 8 PM, rain began to fall again,
so we skipped the shows and souvenir shopping and headed back.
My mother transferred at Hatchobori, and I went on to Tokyo Station.
Then—an unexpected scene shift.
Just as I passed the Shinkansen gates,
there was a curious heat in the air, a crowd gathering,
and a quiet tension between the station staff and police.
“Wait… could it be…?”
I searched on X in real time and—sure enough—
It said the Emperor and Empress were arriving at Tokyo Station.
Well, then… I had to wait.
I stood near the back of the crowd when suddenly a station attendant shouted:
“Please move back here!”
Huh? This is the front row!?
Somehow, I was guided—by fate or coincidence—to the very front. (laughs)
About 30 minutes later, a serene hush fell over Tokyo Station,
and Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress passed directly before us.
They simply walked by, gently waving—
and yet the air instantly shifted, the space became clear,
and I felt as if my heart had been purified.
Not the Disney show.
Not the souvenirs.
But that quiet moment of blessing became the true climax of the day.
“Maybe this is what energy feels like.”
I spent the whole day flowing with what came, not resisting.
And in the end, that very flow led me to the front row.
It doesn't have to go as planned.
Within the flow—unexpected blessings await.
That was the final message the night at Tokyo Station whispered to me.
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