[BretWeir]

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So Japan would be a terrible place to go by yourself kind of like lost in translation where you feel kind of lonely and isolated?

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Not terrible, necessarily -- there's still lots of stuff to see and do. But there's some truth to the Lost in Translation comparison. If you're looking to mingle with the locals, there's not a lot of that going on (and we tried). I imagine I would have gone stir-crazy after a week or so if Mrs. Weir wasn't there to talk to. Which is why I think a lot of expats there for the medium- to long-term tend to spend most of their time around each other in the "Western" parts of the city (like Roppongi).

Incidentally, we stayed at the Lost In Translation hotel in Tokyo and it was awesome in every way.