I was standing at the ticket gate of Kyoto Station, slightly jet-lagged and clutching a paper map I’d printed at home like it was 2003, when a stranger in a perfectly pressed linen shirt walked up and asked me the question I now get asked at least twice a week:…
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First Time in Japan: Everything I Wish I Knew Before Landing in Tokyo
I still remember the exact moment I realized my “research” had failed me. I was standing in the middle of Narita Airport, jet-lagged beyond reason, staring at a ticket machine entirely in Japanese, with a line of patient commuters forming behind me. I had spent three weeks watching YouTube videos…