The WHOOOOOSH of the Shinkansen screaming through the station was enough to make my hair stand on end. Sixteen cars flew by faster than I could take a bite of my 7-Eleven cucumber (which, by the way, was my favorite snack of the entire trip 🥒). We found our seats and settled in for an…
At precisely 2:46pm on Monday, May 19, my world changed.More on that later. Tokyo had a hard time letting us go. My boon of souvenirs from Hands department store exploded all over my sleep capsule as I struggled to get all my trinkets condensed into just two bags. Loaded fore and aft with barnacle backpacks…
I twiddled my thumbs somewhat successfully in the capsule until it was time for us to catch the very crowded (and quiet!) morning train from Narita airport to central Tokyo. We nabbed breakfast at 7-Eleven (my most favorite international convenience store chain, for it has saved me from utter starvation and sorrow multiple times over)…
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