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20 sats \ 11 replies \ @davidw 5 Nov 2023 \ on: Bitcoin vending bitcoin
Can’t wait to see the pics. Was Tokyo like an attack on the senses for you? How did you perceive it?
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not OP, but i've visited a couple of times. it's definitely cramped in terms of space and some neighborhoods (shibuy, akihabara) might fit that definition of, "an attack on the senses" because of the sheer volume of people and signage, but overall it's a very clean, modern metropolis.
i had an internship in chicago right after my first time in tokyo and the transition back was...horrendous. tokyo was way cleaner, safer, and quieter, and it made chicago seem like hell on earth.
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I still can't understand how there's no trash cans - but also no trash anywhere.
Everywhere was completely spotless!
We loved it, and want to return, but next stop, Berlin (yes, I'm serious). I'm a big Eno, Iggy and Bowie fan - and love to look around the Bohemian and Bitcoin places.
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Yeah the no trash cans thing was weird! I remember my friends and I kept talking about it. Our best guess was that the people just held onto it until they went home or something
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Find the nearest convenience store like 7 Eleven to dispose your rubbish. That’s what I always do haha
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Plus, yes, even in the very heart of Tokyo - the world's biggest city - it does feel incredibly safe there.
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Yep, everything but everything was wonderfully unique and different.
I had Blade Runner in my head whilst my son had Ghibli in his. Neither of us were at all disappointed. Beautiful people, beautiful places. We both had what we can only describe as a trip of a lifetime.
We ticked off everything on our 'Japanese bingo card' - except an employee wearing a store mascot costume. Lots of catchy ear-candy store tunes ringing in our ears months later though!
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Could you share what was on your Japan bingo card? Sounds like fun!
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Oooh, it might be a bit long, but here goes sensei!
Tokyo Tower
Conveyor belt sushi
Running man symbol
Mount Fuji
Bullet train
Sumo wrestlers
Japanese baseball
Bullet Trains
Crossing at Shibuya
Maid costumes
Cosplayers
Pachinko
Buddhist shrines
Shinto shrines
Vending machines
Hiroshima
Mario carts in the street
Cabs with electric doors and white gloved and capped drivers
Karaoke
Godzilla peeking over building
Imperial gardens
Electronic toilets
Cicadas
Older Kyoto
I might have forgotten one or two though.
We knew we'd missed Ghibli Park
and totally forgot to look out for the shop run by a dog and the giant tortoise being walked in the street.
Phew, and we saw all this in just over 2 weeks!
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Hardoff
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Forgot about that one monsieur. 😁
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lol at Godzilla
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