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Akihabara Is A Scary Place

During my anime-loving phase in college, my dream was to fly to Japan and visit Akihabara Electric Town, the mecca of all things otaku. I would have given anything to visit Akiba. Now, I’ve seen Akiba with my own eyes. … Continue reading

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Day 6: Sitting Under The Cherry Blossom Tree

Back in Fall semester, when the Japan Trek was first announced by the now legendary J-Crew, students became incredibly excited about seeing the cherry blossoms in Tokyo! But as J-Crew narrowed down the trip dates and followed the meteorological forecast … Continue reading

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Day 5: Imperial Palace And Roppongi Hills

“Is this Tom Cruise?” I asked the tour guide. Actually, this is a statue of the samurai Kusunoki Masashige on the front lawn of the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo. He was a 14th century samurai who fought for the … Continue reading

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Sushi Zanmai

Once our bus entered Tokyo, all of my classmates started snapping pictures of the tall buildings and cool billboards. The bus exited the freeway and deposited us at a Buddhist temple in the Tsukiji area. We were then joined by a local … Continue reading

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Pit Stop Between Hakone And Tokyo

This morning, we left Hakone and took a two-hour trip by bus to Tokyo. During the transfer, we stopped briefly at Expasa, a shopping center that serves as a convenient pit stop between the two locations. As I walked around … Continue reading

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