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Japan 2.0: Dear Japan…
Friday, July 20th, 2007Dear Japan
I think I really like you as a friend, but I am no longer in love.
It's not you, it's me. The love of the new, the unknown, the forbidden is gone.
It is not the great public transport, the very friendly and courteous people. The wall-to-wall shopping.
I am sure we can still be friends. [...]
Japan 2.0: Typhoons + Earthquakes = Shopping
Monday, July 16th, 2007Picture: Distant view of Typhoon clouds from Hotel Room
Typhoon number 4 (official name) hit Okinawa, and skimmed the eastern shores of Japan. Completely missing Tokyo, but stopping many services for a few minutes on Sunday. We were out in the worst of it in Harajuku on Saturday. Wind+Rain = Shopping in Japan. Everyone was out [...]
Japan 2.0: Maps
Thursday, July 12th, 2007Exits are numbered and are important in the Tokyo subway system. A1-10, B1-12, C1-16. Yes, there are that many exits.
Thankfully the organisers of Japan have nice maps virtually everywhere, and you should not get lost.
Ginza is the home to shopping in brand-name stores. Today we visited the Sony, Nissan, Canon and Apple stores.
After visiting [...]
Japan 2.0: Undercover
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007Picture: Yodobashi Camera, Shinjuku, Games Store. Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii. Maybe something Xbox360. If you look hard enough.
The normal PC "bits" store in in the lower level (B1) of the main store. Here is absolutely anything and everything you will ever need for PC stuff:
Picture: Image, on tree in Shinjuku
Picture: Quality merchandise from Japan
Picture: I jump on [...]
Japan 2.0: Osaka, Shinjuku.
Wednesday, July 11th, 20079th July: Liam and I take a rest-day after 4 days on the go. Avril goes out into the local Osaka shopping scene and captures some photos. The most interesting one has cookie monsters in blue and red!
10th July: Up early, JR train from Osaka to Shin-Osaka to capture a new N700 Shinkansen train to [...]
Japan 2.0: No Shrines Needed in Hiroshima
Sunday, July 8th, 2007
Up at 6:00am to get ready for a long day. Osaka JR train to Osaka-shin. Catch the Shinkansen to Hiroshima via Shin-Kobe and other stations that mix together. The Hodge's almost broke the whole system by inserting our Suica cards into the wrong machines. Friendly JR staff kindly help us for gaijin out.
Just like [...]
Japan 2.0: Kyoto-des
Saturday, July 7th, 2007Up early, walk to JR Train: Osaka to Kyoto via Express Line. Cityline Bus around to the middle of Kyoto suburbia. Express Line is faster as it seems to skip 2 stops out of 3. A Rapid, in comparison, skips 1 out of 3. A local stops at every stop. The nuance between Rapid and [...]
Japan 2.0: Lost Underground in Osaka
Friday, July 6th, 2007Goal today was to work out exactly where we are, and what is around. And more importantly, how we are getting around.
Picture: Can Has 8-bit Text! Shinkansen timetable
First stop: JR station to purchase tickets. Eventually lining up in the correct queue, we spent about AU$1200 on carious Shinkansen (bullet/fast train) both to Hiroshima for Sunday, [...]
Japan 2.0: The Traveling
Friday, July 6th, 2007Up at 6:00am, arrive at airport at 8:30am and through checkin, customs and immigration. Our checked in baggage weighs 31kg; and other carry on is 25kg. Including assorted liquids under 100ml.
OK, what's the deal with putting your 100ml liquids into a plastic bag. The security guys at Sydney International grabbed some poor Chinese student's fish [...]
