rachemicah: I arrived safely in Tokyo and enjoyed my first evening with Yui who met me at Ueno station, helped me find my ryokan, translated some taxi and ryokan Nihongo for me, and then we enjoyed dinner at a yakiniku (Korean BBQ) place nearby. Kristina and I finall
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rachemicah: You guys, I found an Oregon Ducks fan at Tokyo Station! He used to work in Portland and he happened to be taking the same Shinkansen. #goducks
rachemicah: I saw this cute sign for suica (watermelon) on my early morning run (thank you lag and 4:30 am sunrise!) It's drizzly and cloudy here as the remnants of the tropical storm that hit Okinawa and Kyushu made their way up north last night. The warm summer rai
rachemicah: The photo we've all been waiting for. Ramen!
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