First Impressions of Japan – Three Days in Tokyo

Growing up in North America, I had a skewed vision of Japan. It seemed that every time it came up, it was portrayed as colourful, fast, extreme, shocking, and futuristic. When I was selected to be part of the G20 YEA Summit in Fukuoka this year, I knew I had to stop in to see Tokyo for myself. Neither I nor my life partner Christian had been anywhere in Asia before, so we decided to go together, and since we had little time to prepare for the trip we booked flights and hotels and went in with an adventurous mindset.