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I spent a week in Tokyo for work last month. Well, I say work. My company sent me over to accompany a customer whose basic mission was to eat as much sushi as possible.
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Akihabara electronics district
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Tokyo subway
We managed quite a bit of sightseeing, some shopping, and lots of eating.
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View of Shinjuku from the top of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building
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Maid cafe in Akihabara
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Asakusa
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Shibuya
We also went to Tsukiji fish market and were given special access to the tuna auction. The other tourists were sooo jealous that we got to go inside.
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Sushi for breakfast at 6:45 AM
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Conveyor belt sushi in Tokyo Station
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Takoyaki in Roppongi
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Dinner at Ninja Akasaka
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Doing the 'Lost in Translation': drinks on the 52nd floor at the Park Hyatt Shinjuku
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It was a great trip. They treated us very well and most of our 'work' did not feel like work. It had been six years since my last trip to Japan; it was interesting to see how much has changed and how much is still the same. I have never spent much time in Tokyo (so I wasn't the best tour guide but don't tell!) Still I found it easy to get around and I think we hit the main targets. I was sad that I didn't have a chance to see any of my friends, and I missed the countryside, but it is nice to know that I can still go back.
My photos did not come out as well as I would have wanted. I broke my Canon PowerShot A620 on the last day of our Spain trip. S was good enough to let me borrow his Nikon Coolpix 4600 but I didn't get along very well with it, so I used my iPhone most of the time. I have just ordered a new Canon PowerShot G11. More camera than I need? Probably, but all the camera I want!
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We stayed at the Park Hyatt -- it was PHENOMENAL! The New York Bar however was disappointing.
YAY for work trips. May there be more soon!
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