Ryan: It's been a while since our last real email. Sorry. It's been tough getting internet I can access through my laptop, and our plan of stopping at a 7/11 to leech off their wireless hotspots won't really work as there is no loitering allowed, and no benches or seats on any streets, save the very rare seat-equipped bus stop. The last true update you got from us was while we were still staying in the Oak Hotel hostel in Ueno, on the outskirts of central Tokyo. We've gone quite far since then,... read more