Yesterday, I organized a tour in Tokyo for a visiting professor from New York University. I and my fellow student took the professor to various places : Kappa-bashi, Asakusa, Tokyo Sky Tree, vegetarian restaurant in Kinshicho, Ryogoku, water bus from Asakusa, and Hamarikyu.
It seems that the professor liked Hamarikyu most. Hamarikyu is a garden on the shore of Tokyo gulf and has many ponds. The garden was formerly owned by imperial family, which was used for a relaxing place and venue for welcoming foreign dignitaries, but now the garden is open to the public. Many couples were dating there, because the garden was sparse and quiet although it is located in the middle of the busy Tokyo comercial district.
I studied about the garden beforehand to entertain the professor. I explained about the traditional duck hunting method performed in one of the garden's ponds and about the traditional pine decorations using ropes and straws. The professor, surprised by my knowledge, told me, "You know about this garden very much. You must have researched beforehand a lot. Have you come here before for dating?"
I told him, "No, I have never been to this park before. I just studied about this garden from books."
Then the professor replied, "You should be a theoretical dating researcher."
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