JAPAN

Country Overview:

“Come for the culture, stay for the food, and experience everything Japan has to offer”

After knowing a Canadian-born-Chinese girl in Beijing for a few weeks, we decided it would be a good idea to visit Japan together for 2 weeks in December 2017, planning to spend Christmas and New Year’s in Tokyo. The city was amazing, the relationship, however, not so much.


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Tokyo

Hatsudai is the area where I stayed in Tokyo, right next to the major hub of Shinjuku

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Tokyo - Akasaka Palace + Tokyo Dome

Palace was closed today, which was unexpected. The Tokyo Dome is also located in the middle of an urban intersection, so trying to get a complete shot of it was challenging. 

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Tokyo - Sunset

These photos were taken from the 45th floor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building. Free entrance, and a gorgeous view of the city from the North Tower

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Tokyo - Ferry + Fish Market

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France that was only gifted for 1 year to Japan and then taken back. The story goes that the Japanese people loved it so much they begged the French to give it back and so they did. It looks big, but it pales in comparison to the ‘real’ one in NY

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