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Magnificent Mount Fuji
... time, but much to Andy's disappointment it was just a normal local train and not one of the famous bullet trains. Not to worry though because at Ōtsuki we caught a very bright and colourful Mount Fuji train! It didn't quite make up for it with Andy but I thought it was very sweet!
On the cute Mount Fuji train we caught our first glimpse of the magnificent Mount Fuji. It looked awesome from far away and as you got closer you could start to ...
No Longer Running
... heard that doctors in Japan are prescription-happy, so I'd expected something of the sort, but it was amusing all the same. I left the clinic with a white bag full of little pills and instructions on when to take them. The whole visit, prescription and drugs included, cost Y1,730 -- about $20.
My ear is much better already, though it still makes some weird noises from time to time. Still, it's a nice change after having spent a ...
Late Afternoon Plum Blossoms
... trend to continue but I didn't feel so much as a tremor last night, or at least nothing that couldn't possibly have been my own movement. Or Tabitha's; she was on my lap, of course.
Things have been wearing on her nerves, though; Thursday night, she actually jumped out of my lap when the second earthquake started. It wasn't all that strong (a 3 in Tokyo, according to the news) but it did make my bookcase rattle, and Tabitha ...
Carrying On
... an emergency. We traded the phone numbers of our "in case of" people back home, and tried to figure out what we'd do if ever Tokyo was evacuated. A very unlikely scenario, but still. I have Tabitha to think about, of course, and Kimberly has two miniature dashchunds. Kimberly asked me if I'd be willing to drive if we could get our hands on a rental car, but the thought of getting stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic and running out of gas doesn't appeal to me. ...
Dark Times Ahead
... wasn't. The big department stores, as well as Yodobashi Camera (a huge electronics superstore) were closed, as well as many small businesses. Some stores were open but were keeping most of the lights off, and several were closing early; it was only about five o'clock, whereas most shops usually stay open until eight.
These pictures of empty shelves may not seem all that shocking to you, but in Japan, shelves are ...
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