Left: This is the Umeda Train Station
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esp for you, Jacob: There is no other country that is better suited than to buy Japanese comics and things than Japan. I have found many many used bookshops, but here are some of the cheaper places to buy comics and anime things: ikebukuro shibuya umeda |
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I went to Japan with my brother from 22/07/97 to 19/08/97 and visited many
places, the high tech skyscrapers of Tokyo's Shinjuku to the old
traditional temples of Kyoto. I bought the Japan rail pass which
allows you ride JR Company rail. (like the national rail) The places
I've went to are Tokyo, Kamakura, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Nara and
Kyoto. For some reason I like the Kansai area more than Tokyo. Perhaps
it is the appeal of the Syoudengai (shopping streets) of Osaka, and the
international atmosphere of Kobe. Left: This is the Umeda Train Station |
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I flew Cathay Pacific Airlines...they had
a Japanese cold soba set meal on board which wasn't bad-tasing...for
airplane food. I Arrived at the Narita "Tokyo" Airport. (Which is
actually in Chiba!) A friend picked me up shortly after and I went to
my place of stay, Hachioji, which is one hour
west of Central Tokyo. I had stayed in Tokyo (and visited Kamakura)
for a short while until I left for the Kansai Area. Right: I forgot where this is, maybe in Akihabara - nope this is Shinjuku, as a friend reminded me. | 
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