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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Sayonara, Japan!

Shopping mall? Nope. It’s Haneda airport.

The toilet stalls are so large I can bring in my wheeled cart (no charge to use) with me. The stall would also fit 2 suitcases easily. There are several hooks for bags, umbrellas, and a washlet. Of course the door locks match up and there is no toilet paper all over the floor. Going to miss the cleanliness!

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Someone decided to fill their plot of land with Cosmos and sunflowers just because. That’s Tsukuba!

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Nuch and Tom renovated the interior themselves. Nice!

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Dinner at a Korean restaurant in Tsukuba. Interesting how they fried up the meat… the grill is tilted so all the meat drippings go into a bowl of kimchee. When all the fat is done dripping, the kimchee is spread out on the grill to be eaten!

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Evenings with the Price family:

I was a unicorn and Jayden was Kamen Rider! Justin and Cinnamon.

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Spent the next few days with the Tom and his family. So much fun! That’s Justin, the human pretzel!

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Monday, November 14, 2022

Bye! 👋 Checked out of the best Tokyo Airbnb so far. Excellent location, excellent price @$57.00/night. But unfortunately it’s not a secret. It’s almost fully booked next year.

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Christmas is Coming!!!

— A night out around Sky Tree. ✨

KuraSushi : ¥100 yen sushi is no longer — It’s more like ¥132 and ¥190 sushi. But quality is still awesome for the price!

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Sky Tree reflected in a nearby canal.

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Snack Time #1 Mont Blanc chestnut dessert, a really tasty tuna open face sandwich.

Snack Time #2: Mister Donuts! They have a series of Pokémon donuts out now.

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A mailbox decorated with kappa on the Main Street of Kappabashi (the kitchen supplies area of downtown)

An old Wurlitzer jukebox that still plays records in Kappabashi.

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Only in Japan:

You may have heard of cat cafes where you can go and play with cats, there’s one on Kapahulu. Well, here you can also spend time with rabbits and hedgehogs!

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Saturday, November 12, 2022. Tokyo

Today was a beautiful sunny cool day so we decided to walk around the downtown area of Tokyo.

The tourists are back! This a group of non-Asian tourists, all of them dressed in kimono walking along the streets near Asakusa.

Classic downtown!

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Saturday, November 12, 2022

Sky Tree color last night:

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Shopping at Shimojima in Asakusabashi.

Packaging dream store. Row after row after row of packaging and 8 floors of it! Talk about overload… in a good way! They have every style, every color, and so many kinds of bags and boxes I’ve never seen before. Hard to get myself out of this place!

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Only in Japan:

This is a workspace cube at Oshiage station. Inside is a mini office: desk, air conditioning, big screen, and internet, of course. ¥275 per 15 minutes which comes out to about $8.00/ hour.

An alternative to “work from home” you can “work from train station” in Tokyo!

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Friday, November 11, 2022

Jon’s bento lunch ¥213 or about $1.25!!

Laura’s bento ¥312 or about $2.25!! 🤗

Tokyo’s not expensive if you’re lucky. There’s a discount grocery store a couple minutes walk away from our apartment.