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Man, what a good trip! My first time in Japan. Got to spend time with family (most importantly) and got to dip into an entirely different culture for a while. It was kind of a lucky time to be there in Tokyo because it was during O-Bon which meant that the city was less crowded than usual — although that’s hard to imagine because at times we almost got swept away in bustling crowds as though getting overpowered and carried downstream against your will by an river right after a storm.

I tried my hand at speaking some Japanese. I had studied it a bit earlier this year, and although I didn’t pour myself into it, the bit of studying that I did do came in handy.

There’s a lot more to say about the trip, but I’ll have to do that when I’ve had more sleep. In the meantime, you can check out pics from my Tokyo trip here, including some Keirin photos.