Japan: Day 2
Today was focused on seeing some key locations by bus (tomorrow is our public transport day, so it seems today is easing us into the rhythm of the city and culture before we mix with the locals and do things like Tokyo residents). NOTE: Some student first impressions are featured at the end of this post! We had a relaxed start time of 8:45am after a unique breakfast (for instance, one of the items was corn soup which tasted like corn chowder puree), and then headed to our first stop: Takeshita Street. This street features an array of wacky and cutesy food items (e.g. grilled cheese but the cheese is... a rainbow; see Mr. Newton showcasing an example for us below) along with a few different types of animal cafes and some strange souvenir shops. It was lightly misting the whole time and this is when we saw the assortment of umbrellas in use. Tokyo is no Portland; people aren't too cool for umbrellas, in fact, there's quite an umbrella cultur...
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