Hello everyone! Sorry that it has taken me over 2 weeks in Japan to get my first entry published. Hopefully I'll be better about it from here on out. So, for starters, while I've been here so far I have: navigated my way from the airport to the 1st and 2nd hotels in Tokyo, gone to the Harajuku, Shibuya, and Akihabara districts of Tokyo, seen a Meiji Shrine, been to two festivals, eaten some amazing food, gotten eaten by some crazy bugs, seen even crazier bugs, beaten a watermelon, played with fireworks, seen fireworks that beat even Disneyland(!), seen a bajillion vending machines, and of course, been working to improve my Japanese! Alright, so let me try and get you all caught up, starting at the very beginning (a very good place to start...). 7/29/08: Michelle
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