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Tag: Tokyo

  • 203 | In Transit :: Tokyo, Japan, 2012

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    Just missed the train in Tokyo. Thought the faces in the window presented a nice cross section of the diversity of people going about their daily lives.

  • 134 | Statues :: Tokyo, Japan, 2012

    134 | Statues :: Tokyo, Japan, 2012

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    Robot Solider at the Ghibli Museum. Every soldier has a hero of some kind!

  • Long Time No See, Tokyo

    Long Time No See, Tokyo

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    Even though I’ve never lived in Tokyo, coming here gives me a strange sense of familiarity. I’m glad I got to revisit a few of my favorite spots in my few days here. { Yoyogi Park } Yoyogi Park is pretty much the equivalent of Central Park in New York. It’s where the locals like…

  • The Train’s Coming!

    The Train’s Coming!

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      Of all the public transportation systems I’ve had the privilege of utilizing in my travels, I still love the Japanese subway system the best. Yes, it’s crowded, and yes, sometimes you might get groped (have not personally experienced it though), but have you seen their awesome signs?!  If you are a fat penguin you…

  • Food [Part 2]

    Food [Part 2]

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    { izakaya } Although I like pretty much all Japanese food, my absolute favorite type of restaurant is the izakaya. This is typically where Japanese salary men (and now women) go after work for a drink or ten (the name izakaya actually means “house where you stay and drink”). Since my visit coincided with my…

  • Something Smells Fishy

    Something Smells Fishy

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    Tsukiji Market (築地市場）is a wholesale fish market on the outskirts of Tokyo that provides the freshest fish to the city’s best sushi restaurants (even Jiro’s!). It’s always been one of the top tourist destinations in Tokyo, but I’ve always managed to miss the opportunity to go. So this time I looked up the schedule, set…

  • An Evening at the Ghibli Museum

    An Evening at the Ghibli Museum

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    I’m slightly sad that I didn’t plan for a longer stay in Japan, having forgotten how much I love this country. The clean city streets and trains that are always on time, the dichotomy between the suited up salary men standing next to the wildly dressed Harajuku girls, the politeness of every single person you…