Miniature Japan
The first thing I noticed when I came back here was that everything is crazily small!!! The width of roads, hallway of my home, and so close to the next table in a cafe. I'm not claustrophobia, but I felt like I became Gulliver, who is in a fairy-tail story drifted to a small island.
The next thing I noticed is that I feel pretty much unsafe in Tokyo especially around a big station. It may not be fair to compare Kent and Ikebukuro (where my university is), but I feel safer in the U.S. I know Kent is one of the safest place in the U.S., though. Anyway I saw many tough guys in Kent sometimes at night when I was walking alone. I'm not a racist, but I felt a little scared when I saw a group of black guys shouting and passing by me one time. But it was OK. Now, in Ikebukuro, I see a lot of small, slender Japanese. Some of youger people seem scary just from their apperances. Some middle-aged men are talking to nobody. Their eyes are not seeing one place, but they are not doing drugs or anyhing like that. I always see news that someone got stabbed in a train or on the road that makes me feel scared. Japan has far less guns than the U.S., btu still I'm always scared from those unknown people.
Hey people!! Smile!! I think the only thing we need is just be friendly to others. Don't lock yourself in a small group and open your mind to others!! I will. At least I'm trying.
The next thing I noticed is that I feel pretty much unsafe in Tokyo especially around a big station. It may not be fair to compare Kent and Ikebukuro (where my university is), but I feel safer in the U.S. I know Kent is one of the safest place in the U.S., though. Anyway I saw many tough guys in Kent sometimes at night when I was walking alone. I'm not a racist, but I felt a little scared when I saw a group of black guys shouting and passing by me one time. But it was OK. Now, in Ikebukuro, I see a lot of small, slender Japanese. Some of youger people seem scary just from their apperances. Some middle-aged men are talking to nobody. Their eyes are not seeing one place, but they are not doing drugs or anyhing like that. I always see news that someone got stabbed in a train or on the road that makes me feel scared. Japan has far less guns than the U.S., btu still I'm always scared from those unknown people.
Hey people!! Smile!! I think the only thing we need is just be friendly to others. Don't lock yourself in a small group and open your mind to others!! I will. At least I'm trying.