We visited Tokyo during Christmas break 2014, while we lived in Seoul. We explored Tokyo Disney on December 26 and 27, and saw the city from Tokyo Skytree on New Year’s Eve.
Japan has been a favorite for Park for many years. I had been pleasantly shocked to see that Park knew enough Japanese to navigate us around the city for the week that we were there. He’d been studying independently since he was 9, and that study paid off. It also showed us one of Park’s most significant gifts: his ability to acquire languages, both spoken and written. It’s what led him to major in International Studies at Texas State.
This is also a place where we had one of the best meals of our lives. At Tokyo Disney, we booked a restaurant that served tempura swordfish. It was absolutely perfect.