After a long 11 hour flight from Seattle, followed by a 2 hour bus from Narita airport to Tokyo, I have arrived exhausted but thrilled to be here. With a 16-hours-ahead-of-the-west-coast time difference, I got into Tokyo at about 5:30 pm local time, which was time enough to do some walking around the city and getting a bowl of udon noodles with some of the other American teachers. Vending machines are everywhere for all sorts of things! It is warm and humid here but not unpleasantly so. One of the teachers and I got our second wind and did some more sightseeing, getting totally turned around in the underground subway/shopping areas (there are "layers" to this city, with a whole network of subterranean tunnels filled with shops and restaurants). We wandered about for a good hour before finally getting our bearings and making it back to the hotel. I've been up for nearly 24 hours now, so I'm going to get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow we start "orientation". Here are a few pics.
A videoclip of a street view:
Hope you're having a fantastic time! Shared this with some students this morning in class. Keep us posted on your adventures!
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