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| Japan Journal 2000 | |
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10.31.2000
8:43 AM | Link |
From October 27th to November 5th, 2000, I made my first truly exotic trip by traveling to Japan. I had two compelling reasons for going - to visit my pal Matt, who had recently moved to Osaka, and to travel with my friends Barron and Mariko, who were visiting Mariko's family. All nine days were packed with fun experiences and exciting culture shock, so I kept a daily journal during the trip. Here on WEBmikey, you can read each day's detailed exploits with selected photos, or click the camera icons to sort through almost 600 other photos! Japanese Girls: Very fashionable clothes are the norm (lots of leather jackets). Schoolgirls wear uniforms and hold their mouth to giggle at gaijin (foreigners) like me. Cuteness: Doraemon (robot cat) and Anpanman (bread-head superhero) are popular characters found everywhere. Even businessmen have cute characters on cell phone straps and antennas. Everyone reads manga (comic books). Oddities: Bathrooms don't have paper towels - people carry washcloths. Street crossing signs play music or bird sounds when crossing. Everything is available from vending machines, even sake or bottles of whiskey. Because trains stop soon after midnight, most nightlife ends early. |
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