A Week in Tokyo

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My final week in Tokyo was a work week. I would sleep in, maybe go out in the late afternoon, and then work into the night so I could be online at the same time as the Workinman home office.   Here is just a bunch of random pictures of the places I went andRead more

Ghibli Museum

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The Ghibli museum is located in Inokashira Park on the west side of Tokyo. It is not an amusement park and it’s not really catered to kids. It’s a museum about the traditional animation process. A lot of it is dedicated to history and color. It’s set in a gorgeous European style building (the interiorRead more

Kichijyoji

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Kichijyoji is a neighborhood on the west side of Tokyo, It’s a pretty commercial area.                                Crispy fried chicken curry for lunch Harmonica Alley Once a post-war flea market, this narrow network of alleys located across from the train stationRead more

DisneySea

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It was a chilly rainy day and the crowds were unimpeded at this park, expecting lines to an hour or so in some places. Despite the weather, I rally enjoyed DisneySea. It was large, with attractions unheard of on this side of the planet, and filled with scenic variety…with a food selection to match. TheRead more

Disneyland

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The title sums it all up. We went to Tokyo Disneyland, which is located on Tokyo Bay.    It was Easter season.     I found the park to be pretty much the same as the Magic Kingdom in the US. Almost too much the same. I last visited the MK in 2003 andRead more

Lazy day around Kodaira & Kokubunji

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With my partner sick, I went out on my own for the day. I just walked around and took the train to the shops in neighboring Kokubunji.     Kokubunji  There’s not much to this place. Wikipedia tells me this : “Kokubunji is the home of the Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, which contains one of theRead more

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

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We take the train to Kokubunji on the west side of Tokyo to visit the Architectural Museum, a preservation of historic urban structures from the region. Founded in 1993, the complex houses buildings and artifacts generally from the Edo period (1868-1912) and beyond. There is a Musashino Folklore Museum within that does have some older artifactsRead more

Day 1 Akihabara

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Nerd Central After landing and getting settled in Tokyo the previous evening, we head over to a familiar place, Akihabara, where I stayed for a week in 2015. Other than the billboards and the merchandise, things haven’t changed much.  Capsule Toys everywhere! And these robot guides are pretty common. I think this video wasRead more

Tokyo and Robot Restaurant

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In the morning I did a small amount of shopping in Akihabara     I checked out a few Halloween shops This shop is stacked with busty girl PVC figurines.   These Monster Hunter figures seemed to be popular.   I met up with a pen pal at a restaurant at Akihabara Station. Edameme beans.Read more

Akihabara and Shinjuku Golden Gai

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I decided to go to Shinjuku today, but to kill time before the train I stopped in into an Akihabara bookstore to check it out. first time seeing anything Star War related in Japan. the Shop had quite a bit, I guess because of the new movie. Not out of the ordinary to have generalRead more

Akihabara and Ueno

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Woke up at a decent hour each day due to some construction outside the window. After the war Akihabara became a center for resale of military surplus, specifically electronics parts. To this day it’s the go-to place to buy electronics. While the pop culture establishments and department stores dominate, you can still find a lotRead more

First Time in Tokyo

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Having always read about Japan, corresponding with several pen pals that live there, and reading about it since I was a child, when I had the opportunity to go, I took the chance. Originally planning to travel with an old high school friend, I hastily booked the flight, only to find out that I wouldRead more