Epilogue

It's probably obvious from what I've said before, but I really love Japan. Their culture clicks with me. There's an elegance, and a trend toward perfectionism that pervades everything. Yes, Tokyo is a big, bustling city, but it's incredibly clean and there's a sanity that shows up in many small ways, like the signs and electronic displays in the subways that give you all the information you need - and there are many pockets of peace and serenity such as the parks and the many, many shrines and temples. We had a wonderful time.

If any of you readers out there made it this far, or even if you skimmed the tome and got to here, all I can say is "arigato gozaimasu".