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My parents came to Japan! I was very excited to see them, and we had an excellent if tiring tour from Tokyo to Fukuoka. They are now on their own whirlwind tour of the standard Japanese Touristy Locales (Kyoto, Nara, Mt. Fuji etc.) and I am at work. I think they have the better end ( Read more... )

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Time for the final installment of Obon 2009: Trip to Shimane!

Getting to Masuda took some time, because the trains don’t come by that often. I ended up having to wait about an hour and a half total at a couple different stations. I could have waited all at the same station, but it ( Read more... )

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In Japan, they have this ticket called the “Seishun 18 Kippu,” or the “Youth 18 Ticket.” Contrary to its name, this ticket allows people of any age to use it, and provides 5 days (not necessarily in a row) worth of unlimited local and rapid train travel throughout all of Japan. ( Read more... )

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For the Obon Holiday, I took the pokey trains out to Shimane Prefecture. It was a good time! But I’ll tell you about it tomorrow!

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August always seems to be the hottest, stickiest month in Japan. Most days it has been getting into the low 90’s, and sun and humidity that just saps all of the energy out of you. Not my absolute favorite weather. And it doesn’t even really cool down at night, so even in the middle ( Read more... )

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I went to Tokyo last weekend, and it was certainly interesting to finally make it there. However, I didn’t do all of the most touristy tourist things (I’m hoping to do them when my parents come to visit in a couple months). I met up with my friend Deanna and we ate tasty food, ( Read more... )

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In Japan, the lightning gods are out to steal your bellybutton! Hide your tummy and you’ll be safe!

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The rainy season finally seems to have showed up, and we’ve been having rain for the past few days. Today was the worst, apparently, and caused train delays of up to an hour! I guess the trains can’t go as fast when it’s pouring? We were waiting around this morning for a while on ( Read more... )