Last year on a whim, I applied to participate in a three-week intercultural conference between American and Japanese college students known as JASC.
Read MoreIt was through countless manga novels and anime episodes that I was introduced to the Tokyo cityscape, and ultimately, I sold myself on the idea of one day visiting the hometown of my fictional idols (after all, who wouldn't after watching them battle the forces of evil with the power of friendship and love?).
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