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LOST IN TOKYO |
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Tokyo Drift? which was actually filmed in
Shibuya (including the famous pedestrian crossing). The six best cities to get lost in? It
is indeed precious time
to find yourself,
who you are, what to be,
meaning of life,
while you are traveling
around the world.
Walked along the Ganga
river in Varanasi,
but not yet Lost in Translation
in downtown
Tokyo? Temporary or not
temporary, quit what
you are doing, grab last-minute
cheap fare
to Narita or Haneda, yes,
it is high time
to explore and feel them
all with your 6th
sense here in the far east
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Here's a quote from BBC:
The bewildering pace and flickering neon
of this go-go city
guarantee a bit of
giddiness.
Abandon yourself
to the disorientation
and
you might just get
off-road enough to
find
the wabi-sabi side
of Tokyo JAPAN.
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Tokyo Metro gets you lost |
Tokyo has 9 lines (Tokyo Metro) and 4 lines
(Toei Subway) plus JR lines,
which is enough
complicated but in addition
to them, there
are more than 10 private
railway companies
departing-from / arriving-at
downtown Tokyo
terminals (Asakusa, Ueno,
Nippori, Ikebukuro,
Shinjuku, Shibuya, Shinagawa
and of course
Tokyo central station).
Pick randomly any
one station up from the
map, and without
GPS without handy guide,
let's get lost,
shall we. |
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Lost in the temple |
Go-koku-ji (peace nation temple) was built
in 1697, and remains the
original structure
and facade which is very
rare because almost
all buildings were damaged
by Great Kanto
Earthquake (1923) and/or
Allied Bombing (1945).
Unlike Kyoto temples, it
is free of charge
to get in and to take a
walk through here
in Tokyo, you will find
the air of Edo Samurai
Period once you step into
the main temple
(hondou). Thanks to major
guide books, this
temple is not listed but
still on unbeaten
track, you may find yourself
as only being
(apart from all the spirits
in the air) in
front of buddha statues.
There is a little
tiny shop humbly selling
buddhism ralated
ornaments (not like business-business
pushing
selling style of Asakusa
Sensouji Temple).
You may get some dream
called like Santiago
in The Alchemist. More
lists of temple and
shrine are at this page (some in English)
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Find what Buddha eats |
It is only 1 hour train ride either from
Tokyo station (JR Yokosuka
Line) or Shinjuku
station (JR Shounan Shinjuku
Line) to reach
Kamakura where you could
get lost either
in little mountain hills
or along the gray
(not white) beach of the
Pacific Ocean. To
find your being is to find
what Buddha (Vishnu
transformed?) has in his
mind (or in his
stomach). You may officially
enter, without
even knock-knock, into his
belly. Not
very spiritual but many
tourists throw coins
to his chin which can be
seen as bowl when
you stand inside of his
stomach. Let's make
wish as you do for shooting
stars. |
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Park Hyatt in Shinjuku |
Of course, iwazutoshireta well-watched movie.
Do you think that it is
made-up story? You
might have been missing
that kind of chances
even without noticing,
well actually you
are missing the opportunities
because you
are NOT noticing that it
is right there in
front of you anytime anywhere.
Did you talk
to the person who sit next
to you on the
international flight last
time? S/he may
have important information
if you did converse.
Let's follow the butterflies,
you'll get
your toast much delicious
every morning.
Let's follow the dream,
again as morden alchemist,
you may find treasures
in you, yourself. |
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By the way, if you truly would like to meet
Japanese alchemist (not
just like a magician
but similar to Donald Shimoda
in illusions
by Richard Bach), it is
worth making a flight
to Nagasaki (JR Pass holder
can enjoy long
train journey as listed
at the bottom of
this page). August 9th is very special for those residing
in the town. Kawatana station
on JR Oomura
Line (Omura Line) has the
shop called Anderson
(or Andersson, Anderusen,
sounds like Danish).
The master has been longing
to encounter
you face-to-face if you
are reading this
page already. Had
all ears, he's got
words to say. Now even
easier and cheaper
with LCC to visit the-only-port of Edo Samurai Time. |
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