We got to the hotel okay. Took an hour and a half from the airport to the Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka. We had an awesome room complete with yukata, wet bar and bidet. We stashed our stuff and hit the streets for some dinner. We wandered for several blocks and found a ramen place. There was a super great "obaasan" who helped us figure out what to order, how to order and where to sit. We were a little high-maitenance yesterday. :) The food was awesome & I felt a little like Naruto (since that's the image of ramen shops in [View Full Entry]

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I've rented a phone for the duration of our stay. Incoming calls are free, but outgoing are 4 yen / second. So, I will be making short calls sparingly! ;) To call me dial: 81 - 8034955378. So, feel free to call. :) Just check your international rates & the time difference! Ja ne, Rae [View Full Entry]

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Wee! I made it to Japan. Crazily, I left Seattle at 1:30 pm on Friday, traveled for a straight 10 hours and landed at Narita at 3:30 pm on Saturday. Not once during our travels did it get dark outside. The plane ride was awesome! It's the first time I've had real food on a plane since 1999! We got two hot meals plus snacks and tons of drinks. Lots of movie choices (I could be as ADD as I wanted!) so I watched parts of Indy 4, Narnia 2, Leatherheads, Miss Pettigrew, and the Jet Li/Jackie Chan flick. Good times. [View Full Entry]

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So, I'm about to leave for Japan. My first Asian excursion! I'm super excited for the trip to start. We have lots of fabulous things planned and I will take tons of pictures. Check back as often as you like...I'll try to update daily. We'll see how it goes!! [View Full Entry]

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