I met Trisna at Shinjuku station at 7:00 am. Another American was supposed to meet us, too, but alas the process of meeting up at the busiest train station in the world is easier said than done. Trisna and I bought 5-day JR Rail passes which allows you to use any of the JR lines [...]
Fujiyoshida + Odawara – Mt. Fuji
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Fireworks and Akihabara
Man, Saturday was so long ago… I’m gonna have to do some digging on this one. Let me start by posting my first HDR photo so far. This is Nijubashi, or more commonly known as Spectacle Bridge. In terms of parts of the Imperial Palace that the public can actually see, it’s probably the most [...]
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Sensoji, Ueno Park, Imperial Palace
I’ve only got on an average of one day a week that doesn’t have any commitments. Most weeks we’ll have some sort of culture class activity, for example, tomorrow we’re going to be doing Kabuki stuff. But today was completely free, and I celebrated by sleeping in until 7:10 am. My plan for today was [...]
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