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One week ago today, I was on the Shinkansen from Osaka to Tokyo taking pictures of Hello Kitty. Now, I'm at home, missing Japan. Sigh...
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We couldn't leave Japan without some purikura action so we made a last minute stop at the arcade in Ueno...
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One last trip to Mister Donut before heading home...
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Alice & the Cheshire Cat in the Tokyo Disneyland "Dream Lights" parade
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The "Happiness on High" fireworks display was a bittersweet end to our adventures in Japan. :(
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Dinner at the Queen of Heart's Banquet Hall in Disneyland!
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We went on Hunny Hunt!
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Gachapon...the little kid in me can barely resist the temptation...
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Super kawaii deco tape makes me happy. Buying it in Japan makes me even happier.
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We went to Nekobukuro today - a train-station-for cats-themed cat cafe inside the Tokyu Hands in Ikebukuro. It was adorable!
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The adorable "maids" in Akihabara are REALLY good at avoiding having their photos taken...
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Unfortunately, we'd already had Mister Donut this morning...
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We're back in Tokyo and loving our swanky new hotel! Ueno has a perfect amount of energy for us - and check out our classy mini-bar-type-thing and our awesome slippers!
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Japanese candy at the "konbini" (convenience store)
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John feeding the deer in Nara
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Just when we thought we couldn't walk another step, we found ourselves in the middle of a fairy tale forest...
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Ooooh...shiny.
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Buddhas at my current favorite temple in Japan
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If you have personal space issues, Japan may not be the place for you. Every time the bus stopped to let 3 people off, the bus driver made sure at least 12 more squeezed in! He thanked and bowed at every one of us as we got off, though. I ❤ Japan
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It's Sakura season at the Philosopher's Path in Kyoto
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A pleasant little surprise in our new hotel room in Osaka!
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"For relaxing times, make it Suntory time." (Or, hydrated times, at least - it's just a bottle of water.)
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Harajuku!
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We went back to the Shinjuku Gyoen this morning - so amazing...
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I am pretty much the happiest, luckiest girl on Earth right now.
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The "Twin Dragons" ceiling mural at the Kennin-ji Zen Buddhist Temple in Kyoto
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Between Sakura-Wonderland at the Shinjuku Gyoen and the seas of teenaged Japanese kids at Harajuku, we visited the Meiji Jingu Shrine. A very well-balanced day in Tokyo.
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Sakura and snow monkeys in Kyoto
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Weeping Sakura at Nijo Castle in Kyoto, Japan
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Premium Economy was totally worth the extra cost.
