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This shopping street full of huge electronics and #popculture stuff was an absolute zoo, and they had even closed down the main road for all the people. #japan#panoramic [read more...]
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So lovely here it deserves another #panoramic shout out, even tho it didn’t do the Imperial Palace gardens justice. #japan in #autumn [read more...]
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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.
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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...]
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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...]
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...]
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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...]
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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...]