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

8r4dsfeets Feeling koi? #japan imperial palace [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.

8r4dsfeets Mirror mirror on the floor… [read more...]

8r4d We got tickets to a big digital art installation called Team Borderless which delights and awes and left us feeling more than a bit spinny from all the moving lights and mirrors. [read more...]

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...]

castironguy Real tea, digital flowers. [read more...]