castironguy #sushi sashimi, eel and octopus was a tasty morning in the fish market in tokyo #japan [read more...]

pixelazy I did bring my SLR to take glamour shots of #japan and it certainly paid off on our visit to the imperial palace. [read more...]

castironguy It was a pokemon kinda morning here in #japan and karin caught an extra rare one… [read more...]

8r4d This shopping street full of huge electronics and #popculture stuff was an absolute zoo, and they had even closed down the main road for all the people. #japan #panoramic [read more...]

castironguy We checked out one of those pop culture cafes and since i have dabbled in playing final fantasy for years, we ate some chocobo brains and had a very strange lunch. #japan [read more...]

8r4d Okay, one more panoramic of the Imperial Palace gardens. #japan [read more...]

8r4dsfeets Feeling koi? #japan imperial palace [read more...]

8r4d So lovely here it deserves another #panoramic shout out, even tho it didn’t do the Imperial Palace gardens justice. #japan in #autumn [read more...]

8r4d In the gardens of the imperial palace tokyo #japan #panoramic [read more...]

8r4d Our third day in Tokyo was definitely tough on my poor feet, but we did get a lot of opportunity to practice some basic politeness using today’s #japan word of the day:

ありがとうございます

or arigatoo gozaimasu (the u on the end is silent) which means a kind of polite and formal thank you, and a phrase that you often hear and say when interacting with services and vendors. A sincere nod of the head or light bow has been getting us lots of smiles, too.

8r4d We made some serious progress on foot through the streets of Tokyo today. #japan is gonna owe me some new shoes and some fresh knees when we’re done here. [read more...]

8r4dsfeets Purveyors of fine taiyaki in #japan [read more...]