Secret Rice and Sacred Fish
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Secret Rice and Sacred Fish

Somebody informed me the other day that under the financial institutions and office buildings between Mitsukoshimae Station and Otemachi Station, covert deep underground, the Japanese federal government growssecret rice. Someplace along the Ginza Line mytrain simply powers down.All the lights goout, all of the computer displays turn off. The traindrifts for some time in the…

Journey in Japan Part 36: A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
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Journey in Japan Part 36: A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

I walk the twenty mins to Kuramae Station. Heading I pass the Bandai Headquarters; a big banner informs me that Tamagotchi is recovering at the end of this month. At Kuramae Station I wait patiently for the train, as well as laugh to strangelooks at the complying with sign: I get on the train withouttaking…