Today was the first day at the office. I usually try not to talk about work in my travel blogs but I might stray from that a bit during this trip. Since I have been in Tokyo, I haven't heard my morning alarm clock go off. I am usually up and out the door before the time that I set my alarm because I wake up way too early due to jet lag. I got to the office at 7 am and realized that I couldn't get into the building without going through a lot of bureaucracy, and that the office wouldn't officially open for another 2 hours. So, I managed to find a nice little cafe with some eggs for breakfast and some wifi and camped out there.
It was pretty cool to come into the office and actually see a familiar face from Mountain View. I had expected to see noone I knew here, but perhaps make some friends in the office. Little did I know that I would already have a connection to hang out with.
After work today I went out with some coworkers for dinner at a ramen restaurant nearby. It was pretty good.... spicy soup with ramen and pork. Later, we went out for drinks at a couple of the local bars. One of the bars we went to was a funny little place, and I mean that pretty literally. This place was a very tiny bar restaurant with about 3 seats on the bottom floor and then you can climb some steep steps to get to about 3 tables on the second floor. The guy working there will bring drinks and food at request. It's a very rustic wooden shack with low ceilings and dismal incandescent lighting. I felt like I was really experiencing Japan though.
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