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andrewfarago

Breaking training and going to Japan

Mar 17, 2009 22:43

First up, there's a new installment of William Bazillion this week. You don't want to be in the dark when everyone's talking about it at the water cooler tomorrow, so read up.

Secondly, Shaenon and I now have our tentative travel dates for our big trip to Japan next month. We've been helping Studio Ghibli and Tokyo's Modern Art Museum get a big ( Read more... )

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atomicbear March 18 2009, 05:48:38 UTC

Wow. Andrew you and Shaenon are very very lucky folks.

Bad News Bears? anonymous March 18 2009, 12:01:07 UTC

Sounds like the two Bad News Bears sequels

-xerexes (@comixtalk.com)

Re: Bad News Bears? andrewfarago March 20 2009, 04:08:22 UTC

Yes! And a tin-plated No-Prize is winging its way to you right now, true believer!

Exhibit time range anonymous March 18 2009, 14:07:18 UTC

Hi, any idea when the exhibit will be up. My wife and I might try and trek over there to see it. Thanks, Carter

Re: Exhibit time range andrewfarago March 20 2009, 04:08:51 UTC

July to September, tentatively. I'll post official dates as soon as I've got them.

usagiguy March 18 2009, 15:44:49 UTC

How long is the exhibit going to be up? I'm going to Tokyo in November.

The Tokyo subway system is wonderful. Just don't ride during rush hour. The entrances/exits can be confusing, though. We were always going out the wrong exit, and had to hunt for our hotel. Tokyo is a fairly easy city to navigate. Major signs are in both Japanese and Romanized English, and there are little police kiosks everywhere willing to help. There are also cool surprises you can find when walking around--from neat manhole covers to a Godzilla statue outside a McDonald's.

Credit cards are accepted, but it is still pretty much a cash economy when it comes to everyday things, such as meals and purchases.

If you have a free day, I recommend taking the train to Nikko, north of Tokyo. It is a National Park/shrine area, and one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. Watch out for the snow monkeys, though.

andrewfarago March 20 2009, 04:07:35 UTC

Thanks for the advice! The exhibition is slated to run from July through September, possibly October. As soon as I've got official dates, I'll make sure to announce them here.

One of our friends ran afoul of some snow monkeys on his last visit to Japan, so we'll make sure to steer clear of them. They sound like pretty tough customers.