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04/27/2010
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What? Are we on the same plane as the World Cup Trophy? Yes we are, ladies and gentleman. We had the chance to hop on the Trophy Tour plane along with the Trophy Tour team and we had a really good time!

Trophy Tour Plane

The manager of this famous anime store tells us that 12 percent of their customers are people that come from overseas. Then I asked him what he believed that made anime so special and made people so happy and passionate about it that made people to come from so far away and he answered: "It's a hard question... But I think that anime has something for everyone". I have to agree with that.

Anime store

The driver of the Jinrikshaw showed us around. We saw some cool places while he talked to us about traditions in Japan. Then when I asked him how does it feel to do his job he answered me with a simple but eloquent: "Cool!". Remember to hop on one of these cars when you are in Tokyo!

A ride in Tokyo

Some of the guys from the staff of this famous japanese amusement park talked to me about how much they enjoy watching people's faces while they are leaving: you can watch a lot of huge smiles and the eventual kid that's crying because he doesn't wanna leave! Here comes a lot of people: from children to adults! It's all about having fun like a kid!

Amusement parks

Qué decir de Japón sin caer en un lugar común? Para empezar he de decir que al haber tenido la fortuna de visitar este país este año pude concretar uno de los más profundos deseos de toda mi vida: estar en el país del Sol Naciente y de tantas manifestaciones culturales que llevo en mi mente y que me fascinan. Durante mi corta estancia en Japón pude corroborar muchas cosas que siendo un admirador de este país ya sabía de antemano… pero al mismo tiempo pude conocer muchísimas cosas nuevas que jamás me habría imaginado. Sin embargo, una de las cosas que más llamó mi atención fue el grado de felicidad y de satisfacción que encuentran los japoneses al ser generosos y proveerle al prójimo aquello que pueden necesitar: ya sea para salir adelante o para -simplemente- hacer feliz a esa otra persona. Durante los días que estuvimos allí siempre que necesitamos o deseamos algo nos encontrábamos con que, de alguna manera u otra, organizaban lo que fuera necesario para que estuviéramos bien y contentos. Siempre que se conoce gente que se llena de felicidad al hacer sentir bien a otros es una ocasión especial. Japón por esa (y por muchas otras razones) fue muy especial.

   

A smile on the way between South Korea and Japan? Just like ours!

Smile


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