I’m here and I made it! I was pretty excited about being off the plane, but then I remembered that I have a problem with packing too much stuff and that in Japan there are seemingly endless stairs and no elevators. For the night I’m staying in a nice hotel in Ginza, the “uppity” shopping district in Tokyo. In movies, the gangs are usually located in dark alleys — not having street fights in front of Harry Winston or Christian Dior. Must be safe here.
Ginza is a really nice place, actually. Hotel Monterey Ginza is suprisingly reasonable, considering the area, and I felt at ease wandering about after dark.
