Just got out of a conference call with a customer and found myself gasping for air... first time alone with a Japanese customer and was relieved to come out relatively unscathed. There were a few "Huh?!" moments (on my end) followed by hastily-crafted "To humbly confirm, is XXX what you mean?"-type questions but I think we were able to get most of our points through.
Credit must go to the onsen trip last night, soaking in various pools in this huge facility about 15 mins away in Toshimaen (豊島園) called Niwa no Yu (庭の湯). It's about 1260 yen after 9pm and has indoor as well as outdoor pools, saunas, jacuzzis, etc. Very relaxing to go to after a day of work / sports / vegetating. Last night was particularly nice because there was a moon out and admiring it while soaking in an outdoor onsen was pretty special I must say.
Am really loving onsens nowadays and will invite more and more friends to come along. An unexpected benefit of living in an earthquake-prone country. Prerequisite: Must be comfortable around naked people of your own gender. Don't even think about things like "Ewww, I'm going to sit on a rock on which many other naked butts have rested." or even dingleberries on the bathstools.
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