\u307b\u304b\u306e\u5199\u771f\u306b\u306f\u3053\u3053\u306b\u30af\u30ea\u30c3\u30af\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044<\/a>.<\/p>\n Getting to the airport proved to be a bit of a problem. Uber drivers do not enjoy working early, so none were available. A few cab companies also turned me down before I found one with an available car. The dispatcher said that the cab would arrive in 10 minutes and my estimated fare would be around $20. The cab arrived 10 minutes late, the driver misunderstood his GPS application and took two wrong turns, including getting on 480 going the wrong direction, and he charged me $40 when we finally arrived. When in Ohio, do not use Ace Taxi.<\/p>\n \u7a7a\u6e2f\u3078\u7740\u304f\u306e\u304c\u554f\u984c\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f. Uber\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30bf\u30af\u30b7\u30fc\u306e\u30c9\u30e9\u30a4\u30d0\u30fc\u671d\u306b\u50cd\u304d\u305f\u304c\u3089\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3089\u5165\u624b\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd\u3067\u3057\u305f. \u4e00\u4e8c\u30bf\u30af\u30b7\u30fc\u4f1a\u793e\u3082\u4e88\u7d04\u3067\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f. \u305d\u308c\u304b\u3089\u30bf\u30af\u30b7\u30fc\u3092\u4e00\u3064\u898b\u3064\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u30c7\u30a3\u30b9\u30d1\u30c3\u30c1\u30e3\u306b\u3088\u308b\u3068\u30bf\u30af\u30b7\u30fc\u304c\u5f8c\u5341\u5206\u7740\u3044\u3066\u6599\u91d1\u306f$20\u3054\u308d\u3067\u3059. \u30bf\u30af\u30b7\u30fc\u306f\u5341\u5206\u306b\u9045\u308c\u3066\u30df\u30b9\u3092\u4e8c\u3064\u3057\u3066\u6599\u91d1\u304c$40\u3054\u308d\u3067\u3057\u305f. \u30aa\u30cf\u30a4\u30aa\u306fAce Taxi\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30bf\u30af\u30b7\u30fc\u3092\u4f7f\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044.<\/p>\n For this flight, I splurged on Economy Plus tickets because my last flight was so uncomfortable. This paid off in spades as I had an entire row to myself from Cleveland to San Francisco and back from Narita to Chicago. On the crowded flight from San Francisco to Tokyo, I proved wrong the old addage “No good deed goes unpunished” when I agree to trade my aisle seat with another aisle seat so a family could sit together. By doing so, I traded from a full row to a row with an adjacent empty seat. Sweet.<\/p>\n \u3053\u306e\u65c5\u884cEconomy Plus\u306e\u30c1\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u3092\u8cb7\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u30af\u30ea\u30fc\u30d6\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u304b\u3089\u30b5\u30f3\u30d5\u30e9\u30f3\u30b7\u30b9\u30b3\u307e\u3067\u3068\u6210\u7530\u304b\u3089\u30b7\u30ab\u30b4\u307e\u3067\u5ea7\u5e2d\u306e\u5217\u304c\u7a7a\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u30b5\u30f3\u30d5\u30e9\u30f3\u30b7\u30b9\u30b3\u304b\u3089\u6210\u7530\u307e\u3067\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u306a\u308a\u306b\u5ea7\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u901a\u8def\u306e\u5e2d\u3092\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30c9\u3092\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u3067\u3082, \u79c1\u306e\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u5ea7\u5e2d\u304c\u3068\u306a\u308a\u306e\u4eba\u3044\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059!<\/p>\n My Tokyo hotel was the very reasonably priced APA Hotel in the very centrally located Sugamo. The room was hilariously small, with a desk that was like a ledge with barely enough room between it and the bed for an uncomfortably small chair. I could only sit at the desk by turning completely sideways. However, directly at the foot of the bed, hung a giant TV. <\/p>\n \u5de3\u9d28\u306eAPA Hotel\u306b\u6cca\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f.\u90e8\u5c4b\u306f\u3059\u3054\u304f\u8fd1\u304f\u3066\u3082\u30c6\u30ec\u30d3\u304c\u3059\u3054\u304f\u5927\u304d\u3044\u3067\u3059! <\/p>\n The architecture was also interesting. Each floor was a single rectangle hall that was open from the ground floor to the sky. Once you left your room, you were actually outside. The place was very clean, the service was excellent, and the train station was almost next door. For the price, I was quite pleased.<\/p>\n \u5efa\u7269\u306e\u30a2\u30fc\u30ad\u30c6\u30af\u30c1\u30e3\u304c\u9762\u767d\u3044\u3067\u3059. \u5404\u968e\u306f\u4e00\u968e\u304b\u3089\u7a7a\u307e\u3067\u958b\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u9577\u56db\u89d2\u3067\u3059. \u90e8\u5c4b\u306e\u5916\u306f\u672c\u5f53\u306e\u5916\u3067\u3059! \u304d\u308c\u3044\u3067\u30b5\u30fc\u30d3\u30b9\u304c\u826f\u304f\u3066\u99c5\u306e\u8fd1\u3044\u3067\u3059. \u5024\u6bb5\u306b\u3044\u3044\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059.<\/p>\n I hit the ground running as my favorite art festival, Tokyo Design Festa, took place the weekend after my arrival. I enjoyed the usual array of illustrations, costumes, and performances. Back when I lived in Tokyo and attended this even twice a year, I complained that, every year, it became more and more of an arts and crafts festival, rather than the avant guarde festival it used to be. The intervening two years have not been kind to the show, especially in the case of the performances, which were largely fashion shows or dull dance numbers. I was still happy to be there, but I do not how many more years that will be true.<\/p>\n \u59cb\u3081\u3088\u9031\u672b\u306b\u6771\u4eac\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9\u30bf\u304c\u8d77\u3053\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u666e\u901a\u306a\u30b3\u30b9\u30d7\u30ec\u3068\u7d75\u3068\u516c\u6f14\u304c\u697d\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059. \u6bce\u5e74\u3053\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u306f\u524d\u885b\u7f8e\u8853\u304b\u3089\u7f8e\u8853\u5de5\u82b8\u307e\u3067\u5909\u66f4\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059. \u7279\u306b\u516c\u6f14\u304c\u3064\u307e\u3089\u306a\u304f\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u4eca\u5e74\u307e\u3060\u9762\u767d\u3044\u3051\u3069\u5c06\u6765\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068.<\/p>\n I spent three days in Kyoto. I visited some of my favorite places from my first trip and added some new favorites as well. (My hotel room was a completely unremarkable apartment about 15 minutes away from Kyoto station.)<\/p>\n \u4eac\u90fd\u306b\u4e09\u65e5\u6cca\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u5927\u597d\u304d\u306a\u6240\u3068\u898b\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u306a\u3044\u6240\u3082\u8a2a\u306d\u307e\u3057\u305f. (\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u304c\u65e5\u5e38\u7684\u3067\u3057\u305f.)<\/p>\n On my first day I focused on places close to my hotel. I revisited the Nishiki Market and enjoyed the dizzying array of wares, including lots of whole, gross fish. I found the stand where I bought a delicious bacon and onion pastry 6 years ago. I also tried black sesame ice cream, which is every bit as bad as it sounds.<\/p>\n \u59cb\u3081\u3066\u9326\u5e02\u5834\u3067\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u8cb7\u3044\u7269\u3092\u898b\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u516d\u5343\u524d\u98df\u3079\u305f\u30d9\u30fc\u30b3\u30f3\u3068\u7389\u306d\u304e\u306e\u98df\u3079\u7269\u3092\u58f2\u308b\u30b9\u30bf\u30f3\u30c9\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u9ed2\u30b4\u30de\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\u30e0\u304c\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068…<\/p>\n Next I strolled around the old Pontocho area. A brief rain forced me inside for a impressive lunch of Japanese beef.<\/p>\n \u6b21\u5148\u6597\u753a\u306b\u6563\u6b69\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u96e8\u304a\u304b\u3052\u3067\u7f8e\u5473\u3057\u3044\u548c\u725b\u306e\u663c\u3054\u98ef\u3092\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f.<\/p>\n On my second day, I returned to one of my favorite spots in the world, the Ryoanji Buddhist temple. The famous Kyoto fall foliage was still on display in the gardens around the temple. But my goal was the equally famous rock garden. I can not adequately explain why I find this garden so beautiful, but for me it is a shining example of “the right thing in the right place” Japanese aesthetic. (Which is the opposite of the “everything everywhere” Japanese aesthetic, observable in their city and web-site designs.)<\/p>\n \u9f8d\u5b89\u5bfa\u306f\u4e16\u754c\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u4e00\u756a\u597d\u304d\u306a\u6240\u306e\u4e00\u3064\u3067\u3059. \u4eac\u90fd\u306e\u7d05\u8449\u3092\u898b\u3048\u308b\u3051\u3069\u79c1\u306e\u76ee\u7684\u304c\u6709\u540d\u306a\u77f3\u5ead\u3067\u3057\u305f. \u7f8e\u3057\u3055\u306e\u8aac\u660e\u304c\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u3051\u3069[\u5b8c\u74a7\u306e\u5834\u6240\u306b\u5b8c\u74a7\u306e\u7269]\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u30a8\u30b9\u30c6\u30c6\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u306e\u4f8b\u3048\u3070\u3067\u3059. (\u9006\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u30a4\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u3068\u753a\u306e\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3[\u3069\u3053\u3067\u3082\u5168\u90e8]\u30a8\u30b9\u30c6\u30c6\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u3067\u3059.)<\/p>\n (I spent quite a long time quietly contemplating this garden. I was highly amused to see how many people, from many different cultures, make it a point of counting the rocks out loud.)<\/p>\n (\u9577\u9593\u306b\u3053\u306e\u5ead\u3092\u8003\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u8272\u3005\u306a\u56fd\u304b\u3089\u5927\u304d\u3044\u58f0\u3067\u77f3\u3092\u6570\u3048\u308b\u4eba\u304c\u305f\u304f\u305b\u3093\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f.)<\/p>\n (Beginning here I need to admit that my knowledge of Japanese history is unsatisfactory and the following explanations will reflect that.) Ginkakuji is one of the most famous sites in Kyoto and I missed it on my last journey. Because you can not enter the building, I was underwhelmed.<\/p>\n (\u3053\u3053\u304b\u3089\u79c1\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u6b74\u53f2\u304c\u3042\u307e\u308a\u77e5\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3068\u3042\u3084\u307e\u3089\u306a\u304f\u3061\u3083\u3044\u3051\u307e\u305b\u3093.) \u9280\u95a3\u5bfa\u306f\u4eac\u90fd\u306b\u4e00\u756a\u6709\u540d\u306a\u5834\u6240\u306e\u4e00\u3064\u3067\u3059. \u3067\u3082\u5165\u308c\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3089\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u9762\u767d\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f.<\/p>\n Sometime, some famous scholar supposedly walked this path next to a canal from his home near Ginkakuji to some university. I walked it as well because that’s what one does.<\/p>\n \u6614\u6614\u3042\u306e\u54f2\u5b66\u8005\u306f\u9280\u95a3\u5bfa\u304b\u3089\u5927\u5b66\u307e\u3067\u6b69\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u3060\u304b\u3089\u4eca\u7686\u3055\u3093\u306f\u3053\u306e\u6b69\u304d\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059.<\/p>\n This was my first time to this giant temple and I wish I had alloted more time to it. It’s wooden gate is big on a scale that defied photography. The peak and slopes of the mountain were echoed in the architecture of its many buildings, giving the entire complex an amazing visual theme. It’s rock garden gives Ryoanji a run for its money. It’s other gardens presented amazing scenes no matter which way I turned. Fantastic.<\/p>\n \u5357\u7985\u5bfa\u306b\u521d\u3081\u3066\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u6642\u9593\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3068\u5272\u308a\u5f53\u3066\u308c\u3070\u3088\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059. \u5199\u771f\u304c\u96e3\u3057\u3044\u304b\u304e\u308a\u306b\u5c71\u9580\u304c\u5927\u304d\u3044\u3067\u3059. \u5c71\u306e\u5cf0\u3068\u5742\u306f\u5efa\u7269\u306e\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u898b\u3048\u307e\u3059. \u9f8d\u5b89\u5bfa\u306e\u5357\u7985\u5bfa\u306e\u77f3\u5ead\u306e\u304d\u308c\u3044\u3055\u304c\u8fd1\u3044\u3067\u3059. \u3069\u3053\u3067\u3082\u898b\u308b\u3059\u3070\u3089\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059.<\/p>\n This ancient Buddhist site was largely burnt down in the 1200’s, then rebuilt by the shogun of the era. It is Japan’s longest wooden building and the outside is quite striking. <\/p>\n \u4e09\u5341\u4e09\u9593\u5802\u306f1200\u4ee3\u306b\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u58ca\u305b\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u3053\u306e\u6642\u306e\u5c06\u8ecd\u306f\u518d\u5efa\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u65e5\u672c\u306e\u4e00\u756a\u9577\u3044\u6728\u88fd\u5efa\u7269\u3067\u3068\u3066\u3082\u304d\u308c\u3044\u3067\u3059. <\/p>\n The interior, however, is breathtaking. Of course, photography was prohibited, so my clumsy words will have to do. The 800 meters of the building is filled with 1000 wooden statues, each with 20 or so arms, each hand holding different symbols. In front of this army are about 15 human-sized wooden statues of various Buddhist deities. In the center of all this is a 20 meter tall statue of a god with numerous arms, heads, tools and weapons. The beauty of the scene is surpassed only by the amount of human effort it must have taken to accomplish it.<\/p>\n \u3067\u3082\u5efa\u7269\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3059\u3054\u304f\u7acb\u6d3e\u3067\u3059. \u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093\u5199\u771f\u306f\u7981\u6b62\u3067\u3059. \u305d\u308c\u304b\u3089\u79c1\u306e\u5358\u8a9e\u3060\u3051\u4f7f\u3048\u307e\u3059. \u5efa\u7269\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u6728\u50cf\u304c1000\u3050\u3089\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059. \u5404\u6728\u50cf\u306f\u7269\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u624b\u304c20\u3050\u3089\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059. \u6728\u8ecd\u306e\u524d\u4eba\u306e\u5927\u304d\u3055\u306e\u6728\u50cf\u304c15\u3050\u3089\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059. \u5168\u90e8\u306e\u771f\u4e2d\u3066\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308b20\u30e1\u30fc\u30c8\u30eb\u6728\u50cf\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059. \u3059\u3054\u304f\u9762\u767d\u3044\u3067\u3059.<\/p>\n Gion is famous for Geisha and old, wood architecture. Because the Geisha avoid paparazzi-like tourists, I have plenty of photos of wooden buildings for you.<\/p>\n \u7947\u5712\u306f\u3052\u3044\u3057\u3083\u3068\u307e\u3044\u3053\u3068\u53e4\u3044\u5efa\u7269\u306b\u6709\u540d\u3067\u3059. \u3052\u3044\u3057\u3083\u306f\u30d1\u30d1\u30e9\u30c3\u30c1\u307d\u3044\u30c4\u30fc\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u907f\u3051\u308b\u306e\u304c\u4e0a\u624b\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u53e4\u3044\u5efa\u7269\u306e\u5199\u771f\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u53d6\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f.<\/p>\n My on-line guide suggested another photogenic spot north of Gion along the Shirakawa canal. It was not kidding. Not only were the buildings along the canal beautiful, but it turned out to be a very popular spot for the kids in their kimonos to take selfies. (Oh, the number of selfie-sticks I saw.)<\/p>\n \u30a4\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u306b\u3088\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3044\u5199\u771f\u306e\u6240\u306f\u7947\u5712\u306e\u5317\u3067\u3057\u3089\u304b\u308f\u306e\u6c34\u8def\u306e\u96a3\u3067\u3059. \u5197\u8ac7\u3058\u3083\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059. \u5efa\u7269\u3068\u5e83\u8449\u304c\u3088\u304f\u3066\u7740\u7269\u3092\u7740\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u82e5\u8005\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u5199\u771f\u3092\u53d6\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f. (\u30bb\u30eb\u30d5\u30a3\u30fc\u30b9\u30c6\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3088!)<\/p>\n And with that, my three days in Kyoto were at an end. I still feel I have barely scratched this surface of this ancient city. <\/p>\n \u305d\u308c\u304b\u3089\u4eac\u90fd\u306e\u4e09\u65e5\u304c\u7d42\u308f\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u307e\u3060\u898b\u306a\u3044\u6240\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308b\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059.<\/p>\n This was an admirable first effort at replicating the western style of comic convention seen in San Diego and New York. The displays were quite interesting and many big players from America were there, including Disney and DC. The Japanese cosplayers embraced western characters, especially the Joker and Harley Quinn. The only negative was the size. The entire convention fit inside the same space that Tokyo Games Show uses just for cosplay.<\/p>\n \u3053\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u306f\u6b27\u7c73\u3089\u3057\u3044\u30b3\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u3067\u3057\u305f. \u5927\u304d\u3044\u4f1a\u793e\u306fDisney\u3068\u304bDC\u3068\u304b\u306e\u30d6\u30fc\u30b9\u304c\u9762\u767d\u3044\u3067\u3059. \u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u306e\u30b3\u30b9\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u306f\u6b27\u7c73\u3063\u307d\u3044\u30b3\u30b9\u30d7\u30ec\u3092\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f. (\u7279\u306bHarley Quinn\u3068Joker\u3067\u3059.) \u3067\u3082\u5927\u304d\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3059. Tokyo Game Show\u306e\u30b3\u30b9\u30d7\u30ec\u30a8\u30ea\u30a2\u306e\u4e2d\u306bTokyo Comic Con\u304c\u5168\u90e8\u53ce\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f.<\/p>\n Yanaka is a famous town in Tokyo littered with old temples. Navigating all the side streets is tricky, but the effort is rewarded by some very nice buildings. Bring your best shoe leather.<\/p>\n \u53e4\u3044\u304a\u5bfa\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308b\u304b\u3089\u8c37\u4e2d\u304c\u6709\u540d\u753a\u3067\u3059. \u5c0f\u3055\u3044\u9053\u3092\u30ca\u30d3\u306b\u304f\u3044\u3067\u3059. \u3044\u3044\u5efa\u7269\u304c\u898b\u3048\u308b\u304b\u3089\u63a2\u3059\u3054\u3068\u306b\u4fa1\u5024\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059. \u3044\u3044\u9774\u3092\u5c65\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044.<\/p>\n I have walked the streets of Akihabara about 100 times, yet I never visited this beautiful shrine. The weather made a fine backdrop for photos and it is difficult to believe that the cacaophy of the Electric City is just a five minute walk away.<\/p>\n \u79cb\u8449\u539f\u306b\u767e\u56de\u3050\u3089\u3044\u6563\u6b69\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3051\u3069\u3053\u306e\u7f8e\u3057\u3044\u795e\u793e\u898b\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093. \u3044\u3044\u5929\u6c17\u3060\u304b\u3089\u5199\u771f\u304c\u3088\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059. \u306b\u304e\u3084\u304b\u306a\u96fb\u6c17\u753a\u304c\u8fd1\u3044\u3053\u3068\u304c\u4fe1\u3058\u306b\u304f\u3044\u3067\u3059.<\/p>\n I was surprised to find a well-reviewed Samurai Museum in the heart of Shinjuku, Kabukicho. Surrounded by “host clubs” where women spend exorbitant amounts of money to drink and chat with well-coifed young men, the museum was expensive, small, and a little too touristy for my tastes. The fact that all of the guides spoke English probably has something to do with the good reviews. Every tour group I saw was made up of entirely foreigners. I also could have done without the 20 minute sword demonstration and lesson. Still, there were some very cool original suits of armor and weapons, so it was not a total loss.<\/p>\n \u304b\u3076\u304d\u3061\u3087\u306b\u3044\u3044\u6279\u8a55\u3092\u3082\u3089\u3046\u30b5\u30e0\u30e9\u30a4\u30df\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30a2\u30e0\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u9a5a\u304b\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u30db\u30b9\u30c8\u30af\u30e9\u30d6\u306b\u56f2\u307e\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u30df\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30a2\u30e0\u306f\u9ad8\u304f\u3066\u5c0f\u3055\u304f\u3066\u30c4\u30fc\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3063\u307d\u3044\u3060\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059. \u30df\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30a2\u30e0\u306e\u30ac\u30a4\u30c9\u306f\u307f\u3093\u306a\u82f1\u8a9e\u304c\u8a71\u305b\u308b\u304b\u3089\u304c\u3044\u3053\u304f\u3058\u3093\u306b\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u305f\u6279\u8a55\u304c\u3044\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059. \u898b\u305f\u5ba2\u304c\u307f\u3093\u306a\u304c\u3044\u3053\u304f\u3058\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f. \u305d\u3057\u306620\u5206\u306e\u5200\u306e\u767a\u63ee\u304c\u3044\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f. \u3067\u3082\u304b\u3063\u3053\u3044\u3044\u93a7\u3068\u6b66\u5668\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f.<\/p>\n I could not have been more thrilled to see so many of my former students on this trip. I think I had a total of 11 meals with friends I have maintained contact with over the last two years. I am deeply grateful that everyone was willing to spend some of my vacation with me. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n \u5b09\u3057\u3044\u306b\u524d\u306e\u751f\u5f92\u3068\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u4f1a\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u6700\u5f8c\u306e\u4e8c\u5e74\u306b\u7df4\u7fd2\u3092\u7d9a\u3051\u305f\u53cb\u9054\u98df\u4e8b\u309211\u3057\u305f\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059. \u611f\u52d5\u3057\u3066\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f.<\/p>\n This vacation was filled with small moments of nostalgia and joy:<\/p>\n \u3053\u306e\u65c5\u884c\u306f\u5c0f\u3055\u3044\u5b09\u3057\u304f\u3066\u306a\u3064\u304b\u3057\u3044\u6642\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f:<\/p>\n When asked why I love Japan, “it’s really weird” is high on the reason list. Thus, I have saved the weirdest for last, the “Cute Monster Cafe” in the alternative fashion district of Harajuku. Electronic remixes of classic Christmas songs, eye-popping furniture and decorations, and, of course, the fantastically cute monsters.<\/p>\n [\u65e5\u672c\u304c\u5927\u597d\u304d\u3069\u3057\u3066?]\u3068\u805e\u304f\u6642[\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u5909\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089]\u3068\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u7b54\u3048\u307e\u3059. \u3060\u304b\u3089\u6700\u5f8c\u306f\u539f\u5bbf\u306e\u304b\u308f\u3044\u3044\u30e2\u30f3\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u3067\u3059. \u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u97f3\u697d\u306e\u96fb\u6c17\u306e\u30ea\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u3068\u30ab\u30e9\u30d5\u30eb\u306e\u5bb6\u5177\u3068\u304b\u308f\u3044\u3044\u30e2\u30f3\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059. <\/p>\n For more photos, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u307b\u304b\u306e\u5199\u771f\u306b\u306f\u3053\u3053\u306b\u30af\u30ea\u30c3\u30af\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I took a trip to Japan at the end of November through the beginning of December. I spent most of my time in Tokyo visiting friends and my old haunts, but also took a short trip to Kyoto. This post contains the story of my trip with a few important photos. I will put more… Continue reading November 2016 – Brad’s Japan Trip 2016<\/span> Getting There is Far Less than Half the Fun<\/h2>\n
Hello Front Desk? Send Me Up Some Room!<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nTokyo Design Festa<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nKyoto<\/h2>\n
Nishiki Market<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nPontocho<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nRyoanji<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nGinkakuji<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Philosopher’s Path<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nNanzenji Temple<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nSanjusangendo Temple<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nGion<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nShirakawa Area<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nTokyo Comic Con<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nYanaka<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nKanda Myoujin Shrine<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nShinjuku Samurai Museum<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nSometimes, It’s Just about Your Friends<\/h2>\n
Sometimes, It’s Just about the Little Things<\/h2>\n
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Kawaii Monster Cafe<\/h2>\n
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