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Tokyo Swiftly: 7 days in Japan’s Capital City

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y winter break in Tokyo can be summed up in three words: food, shopping, and claustrophobia.   My family and I spent seven days in Tokyo. . . a place that none of us had ever been to before. My parents did extensive research in the months leading up to this trip. Hours spent searching up different tourist attractions, shopping districts, modes of transit, and various types of Japanese specialty cuisine. But no amount of Google searching could prepare us for the beast that Tokyo was. We spent our days chasing each other through crowded streets while taking in the…

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