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actually, if you dig around, the 'gaijin houses' err...ryokans? can be quite nice
mine was a 3 minute walk from takanobaba station, which is part of the yamanote line.. and a minute away from the subway
so i was able to get around really easily
and my kanrinin-san and her daughter were sooooooo nice to me
the first night it took me a while to get to the place, being my first time in jaapn and all, and it was raining, so i didnt have time to get a proper dinner; ie, none at all
so my kanrinin asked if i would like her to prepare something
and on the last night my kanrinin's daughter took me to her friend's restaurant and since i cant read kanji, she helped with the ordering too
my room wasnt too expensive either, it came out to about 35-40ish canadian a night
yep...i loved the time i spent in tokyo, the only regrets i have are not being able to speak japanese.
the only stuff i knew i pretty much picked up off anime, so i could barely make myself understood with only that and a phrase book...heh...i even mixed up the different levels of politeness with different accents in the same sentence
everyone i met though, were REALLY helpful
i would love to go back after i learn more of the language...
oh....and if anyone requests it, i can post some pics of my vacation
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