It was day two in Japan and we were officially out of clean clothing. Gene, sans boxer shorts, struggled to keep up his stretched, worn-out jeans. Our first priority of the morning was to locate a Laundromat, which would not prove easy in the high class shopping district of Ginza. However, with directions from the concierge and a map in tow, we taxied out of Ginza in search of a self-service laundry. Jess, not quite entertained with the task of doing laundry, set out across the street to hit up the outside vending machine for two cans of Kirin, a Japanese-made beer. Only Jess could make a celebration out of doing laundry. With a 30-minute wash cycle ahead of us, we decided to venture out and explore what appeared to be a local business district. However,
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