Visiting Tokyo’s Ramen Museum
Japan loves ramen so much that there’s an entire museum dedicated to it — the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum. I love ramen so much that I visited the museum.
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Japan loves ramen so much that there’s an entire museum dedicated to it — the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum. I love ramen so much that I visited the museum.
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Tasting some of the craft beer that Japan has to offer, including Coedo Beniaka, Gargery 23, Kamakura Enoshima Beer, and Echigo amber.
Finding an interesting store and products while wandering around a suburban Tokyo neighborhood.
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Saying sayonara to Japan was not an easy decision, but I had plans to get to another destination and see more of the world.
I had to go out and eat deadly fugu and some super spicy ramen (just to prove a point) while staying in Tokyo, Japan.
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A long hike and lot of waiting in line to see the fall foliage and reach the summit of Mt. Oyama in Tokyo’s Kanagawa Prefecture.
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A sample of the foods that I can identify during my stay in Tokyo. Conveyor belt sushi, ramen, and okonomiyaki are included in this food tour.
Free nighttime views of the cityscape from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku.
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On the way back to the station, I caught a view of Enoshima in Tokyo, Japan, just after sunset.
I’ve been working on the theory that birthdays abroad don’t count. I like this theory because I’ve now celebrated six birthdays abroad (one in London, four in China, and now one in Tokyo). It might explain why a lot of people guess I’m six years younger than I really am. Since my birthday was midweek
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My first glimpse of Mt. Fuji came during my day trip to Enoshima and Kamakura. The weather was great for a walk around the island and surrounding area.
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I found a Tokyo department store window display for Christmas, “Finding Wonder Christmas,” that reminded me of Tim Burton.
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Sometimes it isn’t so easy to find bad translations in Japan, but I managed to find a little bit of Engrish signs in Tokyo.
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A day hike up the sacred Mt. Takao in Tokyo for a view of Mt. Fuji through the clouds and a visit to Yakuoin Temple to see Tengu and throngs of visitors.
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I have encountered a whole new experience of language barriers in Japan, and there are not many people who speak English in Tokyo.
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