Tokyo time 9:35am We are currently on the shinkansen (the bullet train) headed from Tokyo to Hiroshima and the scenery is whizzing by. It’s a diverse mix of seascape, mountains, agricultural land, and high density homes and businesses. Every flashing vista is different. Last night we landed in Tokyo, cleared immigration and customs, retrieved our bags, obtained cash and left the airport by 6:00 pm. By the time, we took the train into Tokyo, changed lines to the Ikebekuro station and located our hotel 2.5 hours later, it was cold and rainy and we were exhausted and hungry. We don’t recommend arriving in a new country during a rainstorm as it makes you wonder how out of your mind you were when you decided this trip would be fun. Neither one of us was in a
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