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Tag: walkabout?

  • If you’ve seen a Tokyo street scene on tv or in a movie, you’ve most likely seen this view. It’s Shibuya Crossing, kinda like Tokyo’s Times Square, and supposably the busiest pedestrian x-ing in the world. It’s a place I felt like I needed to see, and it turned out to be pretty mesmerizing. See…

  • Japanese Toilets

    Everything You’ve Heard About Japan is True (a series) Example #2: Their toilets are amazing From department stores, to tiny restaurants, to even the cheaper hostels/hotels (pictured), most toilets have bidets. I’ve had one for years, so am already a true believer, but the ones here are a step above – heated seats, heated water,…

  • I know everybody gets jet lagged for days after a 13 hour flight, so I’m not special. But I’ve never before tracked my sleep (via my Apple watch) when in the depths of it. And that there is what jet lag looks like — blue is light sleep; purple is deep sleep; green is wide…

  • The first meal I had in Tokyo might have now ruined all the rest. I had the best sushi I’ve ever had, from a place called Murikita in the Tsujiki market. The setup was also great: A tiny indoor/outdoor spot. First a man in the alley somehow convinces you, in Japanese, to come into his…

  • Library week has been extended! Here’s me catching up on 13th century Japanese poetry* at the Honomori-Chuo Library in Tokyo. It was actually one of the best libraries I’ve ever been in, and even had a rooftop garden & observation deck *a lie – I have no idea what the book is about.