She says: One quick night in Tokyo. Our very limited experience with Japan has been alternately confusing, overwhelming and charming. Tokyo is clean and shockingly quiet despite the huge masses of humanity everywhere.

-Shauna

He says: I`m sitting here at Narita airport in Tokyo before boarding a plane to head to Korea. Our 24 hours in Tokyo have been a blast. The subway sytem is overwhelmingly complex with lines going every direction, it makes NYC or Toronto look like amateur hour. I really tried to sleep during our 13 hour journey here, but I only managed a few hours rest due to excitement. We met really nice people everywhere we went, many of whom spoke little to no English but were happy to try to help us navigate our way to our hotel located in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. We also got some great directions from an American student named Josh who took us under his wing at a subway station and showed us the way to Shibuia (aka the busiest intersection in the world). Shauna and I have both remarked how quiet Tokyo is despite being a bussling city centre home to 12-million people. Even people on the street who are handing out coupons to restaurants or nightclubs do so in a very polite, non-intrusive manner. No doubt this is a pretty special place.

- Matt