Bye Bye Tokyo

I didn’t hear my alarm. Luckily I had another random alarm go off an hour later. I had an hour to get ready until my friends english teacher picked me up to take me to the airport. We drove for a little to Narita. We stopped at a museum type place. It’s hard to discribe…

Kabuki in Ginza

Sitting in line at Kabukaza theater for some standing tickets next to women in komonos. It seems like sometimes you just wear your komono out on town and have a girls day. The sandals look super uncomfortable. Everyone’s heel hangs off the edge of the raised flip flop.  Kabuki was the strangest thing I’ve ever…

Kamakura and Yokohama

We drove to a popular town that has a big shrine (tsurugaoka hachimangu) and lots of touristy shopping. ( kamakura ) We went to a bamboo temple and had matcha served in a bowl, traditionally. My friend made her husband have a sip. He doesn’t like matcha as its very bitter.  My friends husband collects…

Asakusa

Ive heard a couple Japanese men expressing concern for people. Can we have more of that in canada? My friend says her husband was quite concerned last night. When he went to get me drugs he told the pharmacist “my exchange student is dying. I need something strong” to which the pharmacist said no. haha….

Sento

I was pretty lethargic today. I think it was a mix of lack of coffee,  lack of fruit, lack of protein  (so. much. starch) unless you want raw fish. As well as running around. I wandered to the grocery store and watched an old japanese movie. Sweet 80s sound effects when they’re fighting off the…

Roppongi and Poutine

I went to Roppongi. It was a quieter artsy yet buisness area with a lot of hairdressers. It was the kind of place you can get a massage for your dog  I found a salon with some English and got a nice haircut. I challenged him a little by getting an undercut.  He muttered away…

Cats, owls, robots! Oh my!

I walked to the station and realised I forgot my kanji diagram. I knew the general area I was going and what train to take so I took a stab at it and it worked out just fine. I took a train that goes in a circle so even if I did screw up I’d…

Quiet day in Matsudo

Today was quiet and involved less walking.  We went grocery shopping. I decided I will try natto which westerners think is pretty nasty. I will let you know. Then we went for sushi. I like that you can pick from the belt or ask for something  (which is done by almost yelling excuse me and…

Disneysea Tokyo

If you don’t do the peace sign in Canada than what do you do?

This was last night dinner. It’s called okonomiyaki. [Oh ko no min yak Ie] We met some of the same same people as the other night. It was fun   Today I forgot it’s Saturday and I got up early to all around and everything was closed. This time, I was walking at the same…

First Impressions

Guess who actually made it to Japan! I had myself convinced I overlooked something for entry by the way things were going.  My friend was waiting for me by the doors and she drove me home. The drive was way longer than I imagined.  All the cars are boxy and the roads are super narrow….

Whiskey at 11:30 or …12:30? It’s 5 some where. Like Japan? 5am…

This morning was going too smoothy and I was almost wishing for a hiccup so things would feel more real. I picked up my Yen and was off to the airport. I checked in. Security was super fast with like 2 people ahead of me. I wasn’t selected for screening  (which I USUALLY am. I…