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Jillian

 
What is the best ethnic food you ever had that you just can't find at home?

Ramen, not the instant kind, either.

  • 25 years old
  • From Pennsylvania, United States
  • Currently in Pennsylvania, United States

Tales of a Tall, Blonde Gaijin

From start to end, an in-depth look at the experience of living in Japan through the eyes of an overly enthusiastic American girl. My hope is to make this journal less tourist-y and more sociological [not to mention FILLED with pictures once I get there].

Shrines and Cannons

Japan Tokyo, Japan  |  Apr 19, 2009
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 There were a bunch of old relics, ranging from swords and armor to old board games and tea sets 

Headed out in today's gorgeous weather to Yasukuni Shrine, which is really close to Kudanshita station. It's quite a famous shrine because of the controversy surrounding it. Apparently some class A war criminals are enshrined there, along with some Taiwanese who fought for the Emperor. A group from Taiwan requested that the names of their ancestors be removed, but the Japanese government refused to do so, because they had fought under the Emperor.

I chose to go today because every Sunday there's a mini flea market, which was neat to see. There were a bunch of old relics, ranging from swords and armor to old board games and tea sets. I actually picked myself up a nifty ring for 100 yen [or $1]. The grounds were beautiful, and there was a really neat history museum there as well.

Unrelated to my day, I've noticed that for all the plastic bottles they use here in the vending machines and for soda and things like that, they only use cardboard cartons for the milk. And they don't have gallons [which makes sense due to the lack of space].

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