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  • Tokyo Travel: Asakusa Cruise, Tokyo Tower, and Shinagawa Prince Hotel
    Travel

    After checking out of Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo, we took the Sumida River cruise from Asakusa to Hamarikyu Gardens, met friends for dinner in Mita, walked over to Tokyo Tower, and ended the day at Shinagawa Prince Hotel, where the room's age and lingering smell were a letdown.

  • Tokyo Travel: Ueno Zoo
    Travel

    We went to Ueno Zoo that day, but our daughter got sleepy and cranky in the crowd, so we headed back to the hotel to rest before returning to Ueno for dinner with friends, picking up HARBS cake, and then visiting another friend who was expecting.

  • Tokyo Travel: Tokyo Skytree
    Travel

    After leaving Tokyo Disney, we transferred to Tokyo Skytree in Oshiage. Our daughter got completely absorbed in Chikyunoniwa Kids Garden at Solamachi, and we ended the day at Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo with a room facing the tower.

  • Tokyo Travel: Tokyo Disneyland Hotel
    Travel

    A stay at Tokyo Disneyland Hotel, covering a toddler's first flight to Japan, the airport bus, our park-facing room, Happy Entry, Crystal Palace Restaurant, and the luxury of returning to the hotel for breaks.

  • My Daughter's Zhua Zhou (First-Birthday Picking Ritual)
    Travel

    Even during the pandemic, we wanted to keep one meaningful zhua zhou first-birthday picking ritual for our daughter, so we chose Radium Kagaya in Beitou for a banquet, the issho mochi tradition, and adorable tiger-costume photos.

  • Taipei Stay: Radium Kagaya International Hotel
    Travel

    Our first overnight trip with our daughter in Taipei, staying at Radium Kagaya International Hotel in Beitou for a Japanese-style room, private hot spring, and dinner at the hotel.

  • Josui Kaikan - Day 41
    HDE Internship

    I discussed the integration direction between HDE Secure Mail for Online Storage and Google Drive with Ito-san; that night I was invited to Josui Kaikan, where I drank while looking out at Tokyo Tower.

  • Oeshiki Memorial Service for Nichiren Shōnin - Day 40
    HDE Internship

    I set the Chrome Extension aside and switched to unit tests, only to get stuck on Flask-SocketIO; in the evening I bought groceries, cooked curry, and came across a lively Oeshiki memorial service at a nearby temple.

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