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(A Remarkable Lack of) Fear & Loathing in Japan, Part 4: The Conclusion

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Welcome to the final installment of my Tokyo vacation chronicle! For those of you just joining us, you can read Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 first if you're into the whole chronology thing. Now, onward to the conclusion! Eric and Azusa's wedding was nigh, so Sheila and I bid a fond farewell to Shinjuku and tackled our next challenge: figuring out how to get to the wedding site. The ceremony was to be located in a small town named Kawaguchiko near the foot of Mt. Fuji, a picturesque hamlet that unfortunately was not reachable by the Tokyo subway system we had so recently mastered. Thus, we spent the majority of Friday trying to ascertain specifically which train tickets to purchase that would enable us to make it to our destination. It was more than a little stressful, especially given our...less than fresh state of mind after the last few days' festivities. Fortunately, we were able to eventually meet up with the spouses-to-be at the train station and move onwards to