The conference is over (or rather, I left....), and I am on my way back to Tokyo for a few days before I head home! Sapporo was really nice and I wish I would have had more time to spend there.
For people who have asked what Japan is like, here is a summary of stuff that is basically exactly like in anime / video games in my super limited experience:
- When you enter a store, the staff always stops what they are doing and calls irashaimasse (welcome). ALWAYS.
- There is a lot of bowing. If you buy something expensive the staff will chase you out of the store and continue bowing after you on the street!
- There are vending machines and convenience stores everywhere (as in, usually more than one per block on every block) and they are crazy cheap
- There is a lot of random English around but most people don't really speak it.
- The tv shows are really, really weird. I saw a reporter taking about what looked like a really serious car accident, and then he turned to his co-anchor... Who was talking to a puppet.
Finally, in terms of how stuff looks on the streets, I would say that Katamari is an excellent representation.
Is there also an excellent soundtrack like Katamari?
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