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Luis Samayoa

Luis Samayoa is a writer based in Tokyo, Japan. Samayoa covers travel, food and culture for Stars and Stripes Japan. Follow along as he explores his new home away from home and checks off destinations from his bucket list.

Exploring Tokyo: To bus or not to bus

To wrap up a great week of writing, training, travel and bonding, the writing team joined the rest of the department for a fun cruise around Tokyo via open-top bus.


A visit to Nezu Shrine in Tokyo

Since I was already in Yanaka Ginza, a visit to the other two sister districts was easy to do. Nezu Shrine was a short 15-minute walk from the shopping street’s west end.

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