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Hotel New Neo Kumagaya

2-240 Miyamae-cho Kumagaya, Saitama, Kanto, 360-0045, Japan

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No Longer Running

A travel blog entry by gadelle

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... t had much experience paying for that sort of thing here or back in Canada. And now that I've written that, allow me to knock very loudly on wood!

I'd only been to the clinic once before for a general check-up last year, and this was the first time in years and years (and the first time in Japan) that I'd sought medical treatment. I was told upon arrival that the wait would be an hour or so, and it was nearly exactly that long. ...

Tainted

A travel blog entry by gadelle

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... face of worry is very calm. A young mother interviewed on the news softly said, "Of course I'm worried about my child, so I came to buy bottled water. But if they sell out, what will I do?" She gave a tense smile.

The pictures I included in this entry aren't the most interesting perhaps, except to illustrate the fact that television news in Japan loves actual physical charts. I can't remember having seen this in Canada, though perhaps ...

Carrying On

A travel blog entry by gadelle

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... now is the state of the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Several of the reactors were damaged by the quake, and since Friday there have been hydrogen explosions, fires, and the water levels in the reactors (the water cools down the core) have been unsteady, and in one reactor at least, they're low enough to expose the core.

So far, the Japanese media has been very good at getting information to people and not overdramatising things. Chief ...

Where I Almost Live

A travel blog entry by gadelle

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... much.

As for restaurants, in Kichijouji you can find pretty much any kind of food you'd care to eat, often for very reasonable prices. The area is also convenient in that it has several import stores, so things like taco shells and Thai curry mixes are easy to get, for those times when you want to cook up something foreign.

I tend to spend a lot of time in Kichijouji, or at least ...

Japanniversary - My Third Year

A travel blog entry by gadelle

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... my weekends to visit some new places in Japan, including Atami and Kanazawa. When my whole family came to visit me in April of 2009, I drove them to the base of Mount Fuji; it was a spectacular view, and a spectacular day.

As for the rest of the year, I was kept busy going to shows, trying out new restaurants, and having a great time in Tokyo.
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