New Year in Tokyo
Jan 8, 08:21 PM
Well, I’m back from Tokyo and still recovering from jet lag. While the last trip I made to Japan was a one week whirlwind introduction to the country this trip was more my speed. After a long flight with a stopover in Dallas, a two hour bus ride (complete with traffic jam delays) from the airport, a meet up with Asako in Shinjuku, and a 10 minute taxi ride to Asako’s parent’s house near Shibuya and I was there. Simple as pie.
(read more..)Back to New York City
Apr 18, 12:14 PM
The rest of the trip was spent visiting many of Asako’s high school friends, shopping, and making the rounds visiting family. It’s hard to believe how many things I didn’t have time to do while I was over there. Im back in the US now but I’m looking forward to going back. I barely scratched the surface. Everyone was so accommodating and friendly.
(read more..)Tokyo
Apr 16, 01:16 PM
Asako’s parent’s house is a mid-sized apartment walking distance from the subway. Streets here are often one-way, extremely narrow, concrete block lined affairs. They twist in unexpected ways that hint at the walking paths that they probably replaced. I imagine that the sprawling unchecked growth of Tokyo and the fact that it only takes a few turns to get lost is the main reason GPS guided maps are standard in the dashboards of cars and taxis. Try as I might, I still can’t seem to remember the short walk from the various nearby subway stops to the house.
(read more..)Finishing up in Kyoto
Apr 13, 08:13 PM
In the morning we woke up and had a Japanese style breakfast. This consists of pretty much the opposite of everything I would think to eat in the morning: pickled seaweed covered in little dried fish, soybeans, pork miso soup, and tea among others.
(read more..)It's Suntory Time
Apr 11, 10:08 PM
We took off from JFK on Saturday afternoon and landed in Tokyo on Sunday evening after a 4 hour delay courtesy of American Airlines. The non-stop flight was surprisingly tolerable. Sunday evening in Tokyo’s subway system wasn’t overwhelming at all.
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