First Stop: Tokyo

View from our hotel window.  Nice eh? lol  Apparently we stayed in a true authentic Japanese hotel.  Small, but efficient.

 After we checked out of our hotel, we met one of Kurt's new coworkers for lunch.  He also delivered Kurt's brand new cell phone, which he was SUPER excited about - a Samsung Galaxy S2.  Now he can communicate and make calls in Japan.  One cool thing about Kurt's new coworker is that he's also LDS and a BYU graduate.  It was nice having something in common with someone in a totally new place.  We ate at a yakiniku restaurant which is what I was excited about.  We often have yakiniku parties with my family, but I've never been to an actual restaurant.  For those who have no idea what I'm taking about...you order certain raw foods and cook  it yourself at your table.  It's a social thing, but the beef we ordered was SOO good.  They had it premarinated for us on our plates.  We also had awesome bibs to wear to ensure we didn't spill on our clothes.  They also gave Kurt and I sheets to place over our bags to ensure they stayed clean (which they totally did anyways, but that was nice of them).  I also forgot to mention that ALL Japanese restaurants deliver a warm wet washcloth to you before serving you food to wash your hands and face.  It's pretty nice.

 After lunch we headed to the Shinkansen or bullet train station to catch a ride to Nagoya.  Our train ride was a little under 2 hours.  The seats on the train were much more roomy and comfortable than our airplane seats.  The bullet train was pretty handy, but also pricey.  Our tickets costs $115 each for a one way ticket.