So, last night, in the heart of Tokyo, Maureen and I went fishing----sort of. On the first floor of the Washington Hotel is a wild restaurant called Zauo. We had read about it a while ago and thought it sounded fun and touristy. Last night, we checked it out. You notice a few things when you walk in: first, there's a faux boat in the middle of the restaurant, and said boat is surrounded by water. Second, every table has tiny little fishing poles. Third, no English is spoken or written. The last one of those observations is quite unusual for a tourist spot...It turns out, this was not the overpriced, expat experience we had set out for. The patrons were all locals, and for such an experience, it wasn't ridiculously expensive. We were given a
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