Mismatch (2007)
“Baxter gave up trying to get the rehearsal started. He realized that he had to let them talk themselves out first.Nathan was showing off a handheld game he had bought in Akihabara, a neighborhood with lots of electronics stores. Laurie told Andy her host family had taken her to Yokohama. “We rode the Bullet Train,” she said. “The whole trip lasted about fifteen minutes, and we arrived before I knew we had even left Tokyo!”Andy was envious. “One of the things I wanted to do in Japan was take the... Bullet Train. My dad told me so much about it.”“The train we took, the Kodama, wasn’t even the fastest train,” said Laurie. “The Hikari is faster, and the Nozomi is the fastest of all. But they go on different lines.”“What did you do in Yokohama?” asked Sue, coming over. “It’s the port city for Tokyo, isn’t it?”“Yeah, it’s where all the big ocean liners come in,” said Laurie. “But guess what? We ate lunch in Chinatown! Yokohama has the biggest Chinatown in Japan.”There were squeals from some of the girls.MoreLess
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