Category Archives: Japan

Tokyo: Day V (p.m.)

The entire office went out tonight for a very nice Chinese/Japanese sort of meal in Azabu. I even drank a little bit of beer. Those who know me well understand the significance of that. The booze flowed like water, but … Continue reading

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Tokyo: Day V (Sony meeting)

The long-anticipated meeting with Sony has been accomplished. It took place at SCEI (Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.), home of the Playstation and PSP. The inside of the ground floor lobby was amazing. It looked like one might expect Kato Kaelin’s … Continue reading

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Tokyo: Day V (typhoon watch)

As you can probably see, typhoon #4 appears to still be on track. Thankfully, it looks like its effects will largely miss Honshu, pelting us only with wind and rain. If Ol’ #4 doesn’t hammer the mainland too badly, my … Continue reading

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Tokyo: Day V (lunch)

Broke for lunch and walked past the famous Meiji Jingu baseball stadium, home of the Yakult Swallows. Stopped at a place that is famous for “old-style” ramen and had a bowl of menma ramen (ramen packed with bamboo shoots). I’m … Continue reading

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Tokyo: Day V (typhoon watch)

See the big dotted circle on top? I’m about 3cm to the left of where that will be when I’m scheduled to fly out of Tokyo Narita tomorrow. I’ll keep you posted.

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Tokyo: Day V (a.m.)

Day 5: The morning of my last full day and night in Tokyo. Being in Tokyo again has been blur… a blur of trains, pictures, blisters, elation, exhaustion, cute little girls in their sailor outfits, delicious food, loneliness, language, and … Continue reading

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Tokyo: Day IV (p.m.)

So… what have I accomplished today? For starters, the meeting was Sony wasn’t today… it’s tomorrow. So I got to spend all day in my monkey suit for no reason. No biggie. At least I got to meet the folks … Continue reading

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Tokyo: Day IV (a.m.)

Sorry for the lack of bloggage last night. I just wasn’t feeling it. Here are some of my thoughts from yesterday: Akihabara is still the coolest place for electronic gizmos Akihabara hokosha tengoku (pedestrian’s paradise) kinda sucks since Sawamoto Asuka … Continue reading

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Tokyo: Day III (p.m.)

Too tired to write.  I may write later.  I may post my photos to Flickr. Too tired to say.

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Tokyo: Day IV (p.m.)

So… what have I accomplished today? For starters, the meeting was Sony wasn’t today… it’s tomorrow. So I got to spend all day in my monkey suit for no reason. No biggie. At least I got to meet the folks … Continue reading

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