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KMKazie: Fri 05/05/2023: All packed up and ready to roll!
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KMKazie: Leaving my GRC at Valet Connections. It's the first time I leave her here.
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KMKazie: Phew, not too crowded. Check-in done!
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KMKazie: Security check was one of the quickest. And got to the gate. My plane isn't here yet.
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KMKazie: It's 9am and I know you guys are working but I'm drinking. It doesn't suck.
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KMKazie: I got my stuff tagged up. I'll see how they'll be tracked.
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KMKazie: My plane arrived and it's at the middle of the concourse.
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KMKazie: Airbus A350-900.
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KMKazie: Hm. I guess the checked-in baggage is being tracked well enough.
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KMKazie: Lunch/dinner time! Chicken curry, Indian or Thai style? Or somewhere in between? It's actually good!
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KMKazie: Another first this time on this trip is ANC earbuds, AirPods Pro 2 to be specific, and the noise cancellation doesn't disappoint. I slept peacefully.
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KMKazie: It's 7:30am Tokyo time and we got breakfast. The pizza roll is good!
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KMKazie: A little over halfway.
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KMKazie: Sat 5/6/2023: After 13 hours, arrived at Tokyo Haneda Int'l Airport. It's already hot in the cabin.
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KMKazie: Out of the gate, it looks Japan to me.
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KMKazie: One of the first things you'd check out in Japan is the high-tech toilet, of course.
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KMKazie: And on the right is a special foldable seat for a baby to watch their parent poop.
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KMKazie: Got the baggage back. Where am I going now?
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KMKazie: My Apple Watch charged with Mobile Suica/PASMO and I'm ready to roll! You can take many of the trains and buses nation-wide with that.
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KMKazie: Taking the monorail to the center of the megalopolis!
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KMKazie: That's the Mobile Suica.
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KMKazie: Arrived at Shin-koiwa station. I'll walk to my buddy's place.
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KMKazie: Going through a shopping mall.
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KMKazie: The last time I was here, I saw the Hummer bike. But the Camaro bike is new to me. Japan is weird.
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KMKazie: Sun 05/07/2023: Had a lazy Sunday and came to a Korean BBQ restaurant for a dinner. All you can eat!
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KMKazie: Mon 05/08/2023: It's my buddy's Aibo named Ken Ken.
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KMKazie: It's "Black Sesame Seeds Cream" spread. It tastes like peanut butter and a lot better than it looks.
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KMKazie: Apple Watch Express Transit. I'm in!
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KMKazie: At a little past 2pm, it's totally off-peak.
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KMKazie: Oddly named "3 Coins Oooops!". I couldn't figure out what it suggests of what they sell.