Shades of Game

8r4d A video recap of day two, tho I’m not really prioritizing video on this trip, so it’s just snippets of the most eye catching bits.

Your #japan phrase of the day is:

私もつま

or watshi mo tsuma which means “my wife” as in “I am travelling with my wife” or “my wife lost her usb charging cable on the plane and i had to buy her a new one at the convenience store at 6 am yesterday morning.” [read more...]

Friday the 14th of November, 2025,
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Shinjuku

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8r4d We took the train a couple klicks north to another big hub area with hopping nightlife. We checked out the streets, the food and the #japan views. [read more...]

Friday the 14th of November, 2025, dinnertime.
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Shinjuku

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8r4d You’ve heard about the massive multi-floor stores that sell anything and everything? In #japan we’ve seen our share and we’ve only been here one day! [read more...]

Friday the 14th of November, 2025, dinnertime.
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Shinjuku

8r4d #japan urban nightlife #panoramic [read more...]

Friday the 14th of November, 2025, before dinner.
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Tokyo City Hall

8r4d A great view of a massive city. #panoramic #japan #observatory [read more...]

Thursday the 13th of November, 2025,
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Shibuya

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

Thursday the 13th of November, 2025,
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Meiji Jingu Shrine

8r4d #panoramic #japan [read more...]

Thursday the 13th of November, 2025,
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Shibuya

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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...]

Thursday the 13th of November, 2025,
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Meiji Jingu Shrine

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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...]

Thursday the 13th of November, 2025,
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Nintendo

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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...]

Thursday the 13th of November, 2025,
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Shibuya

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...]

Thursday the 13th of November, 2025,
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Shibuya Scramble Crossing

8r4d A small compilation video of our first evening in Japan. Just some raw footage of us checking out the scramble crossing while fending off tiredness. [read more...]

Thursday the 13th of November, 2025,
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