Tokyo
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Written on 2nd January 2017 I’m in writing heaven. I’m sitting on a train looking out at snow covered trees and rooftops and thinking about a moment roughly ten years ago. Some moments stick with you more clearly than others. About ten years ago, I came to the realisation that I should stop buying stuff…
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This afternoon, as I sat there watching and reading the news about the earthquake in Japan, I cannot help but feel a sense of sadness and a certain emptiness inside. The quake measured 8.9 on the richter scale. This is no little affair even for Japan which is used to having earthquakes. I pray that there are no devastating aftershocks…
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The Thunder Gate After we eat at Tokyo, we go pray. Somehow this sequence reminds me of the novel Eat, Pray, Love. As a first time visitor to Tokyo, I had to go see Tokyo’s oldest and most significant temple, the Sensoji-temple or also known as the Asakusa. The temple is dedicated to…
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In Tokyo, I discovered quite by accident an unexpectedly good kaiten sushi place on my way to visit the Asakusa. I had to change trains at Ueno and I was hungry, so I walked out the station to find something to eat. It wasn’t the best sushi on earth, but it was definitely worth the…
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Menu No. 1, Toro, Tuna, and Uni What is a holiday if you don’t allow yourself to enjoy a little bit of eating? Japan is heaven for Japanese food lovers like me, so you have to eat and enjoy yourself while you’re there. What I always tell myself is this: eat whatever you want,…
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Tokyo’s Underground System After the silent Shinkansen ride where everyone was quiet, and extremely orderly, I arrived in Tokyo. The capital of Japan, Tokyo was a completely different story from Osaka, Kyoto and Nara. With a population of 13 million people it was bustling with people. Everywhere I went, I was surrounded by people. At…
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This morning I rode the famous “bullet train” or Shinkansen for the first time from Osaka to Tokyo. It was fun and exciting. This train is supposed to be one of the fastest trains in the world with speeds averaging around 300 km per hour and one so punctual it’s stressful. I stress that I’ll…
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In less than two day’s time I’ll be on my annual block leave and wondering around the land of the Samurais. I’ve been planning this trip for years and for some reason or the other never made it. I’ve made plans before with friends, bought the guidebook and even had an itinerary. Then something comes up and…
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