Day: 15 March 2009
Service Standards in Japan
Since arriving in Tokyo a few days ago, it is obvious to us that the level of service in this country is quite striking. Sometimes for good; and others not quite so. When we left the airport on the airport limousine bus to our hotel, we were very formally positioned into a line exactly where […]
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Shinokitazawa
Shinokitazawa is a suburb located three stations from Shibuya. This little area has a distinct village feel with narrow streets, few cars and lots of interesting little shops. The streets are laid out a tight little grid either side of the railway station. In one of them was a little okonomyaki (pancake) restaurant where we […]
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Trendy Tokyo
After David finished work on Friday night, we met him at Ebisu and had dinner in a nearby restaurant. We then walked through the streets of this rather trendy area to a locality called Daikanyama, where we finished with coffee in this trendy little cafe. It clearly stood out as a trendy area by the […]
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