8r4d An assortment of pics from our first morning in #japan [read more...]

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8r4d The leaves were colourful on our walk today, our first morning in Tokyo #japan … I guess it’s still pretty much autumn here. [read more...]

8r4dsfeets There is a story about a dog who came to the station here every day and then got ten years after his owner died. Now there is a statue. And a line of people who want to take pictures with the statue. #japan [read more...]

8r4d We went for a walk and got lost, but did find the front gate of Meiji Jingu Shrine and got our book so we can collect inscriptions as we travel. #japan is definitely not on the grid street system! [read more...]

castironguy Lunch was udon and it was amaze. Well, really good. #japan [read more...]

8r4d I took most of my pics this morning on the nice camera ( so i’ll download an post some of those later), but once we were shopping i was being a little more inconspicuous. The Nintendo store was one #japan chaos mine among many. [read more...]

8r4d Your #japan phrase of the day is

わかりません

or wakarimasen meaning “I don’t understand.” …something I suspect we’ll be getting some good mileage on this first few days. I took a bunch of Japanese lessons (and of course 10 months of duolingo) but this has just started to get me a toehold into a complex and beautiful language.

In the meantime enjoy this #panoramic pic which is something I actually do understand. [read more...]

castironguy On the #japan food bucket list was to try 7 Eleven snacks at least once. Or first night I was feeling a bit peckish (because it was breakfast time back home) so I nabbed an onigiri and a sushi roll. Less than five bucks and better than most any sushi we get back home. From 7-11! [read more...]

8r4d Our first hotel is just a ten minute walk from the famous scramble crossing. The area nearby is essentially got a #japan times square vibe. Shopping. Lights. Food. People. Nightlife. We’re crazy jetlagged so we just wandered a bit and then back to the hotel to try and adjust our schedules. [read more...]

8r4dsfeets Don’t stop in the crazy crosswalk, unless you need to snap a quick pic. #japan [read more...]