I'm sorry that it's been a while since I've updated my blog, but updating takes time :(. In any case, I've added more pictures which include the Hanami pictures I took the past weekend ---

http://picasaweb.google.com/100050791927838830926/HanamiAndMore?feat=directlink

It's Sakura season in Tokyo and the flowers will be fully blossomed in the next 2 weeks or so. Here's a set of snapshots while travelling down the Toyoko Meguro line through Tamagawa and Meguro for fun ( Read more... )

It's definitely true that Tokyo is an expensive place to live, not only due to rental prices, but also due to commodity prices and an impulse to buy things at a high price. Here is a list of a few things that I've noticed that has struck me as particularly expensive. Remember that the current exchange rate is 1 dollar to 93 yen

• Subway tickets are ( Read more... )

There are in fact, some diques inside of the following album. In any case, it's a set of pictures mainly from Shiba Park and Tokyo Tower, located right next to it. Tokyo Tower is 6-8 minutes from Keio University by foot, and you can see Tokyo Tower from campus if there aren't any buildings blocking the way.

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I've added a few more pictures from the last two days, all taken with my 8.1 megapixel cellphone.

Just a little bit of commentary for the evening, in case I forgot to post something else. Note: this might be sort of negative, but it really doesn't mean that I don't like Japan at all or anything.

[22:27] < ntan1> also, quick story for those who are bored:
[22:28] < redacted> and then there are the red-light-ish areas, which the cops quite ( Read more... )

Holy crap, so much happened today. I'm sort of tired right now, so I'll post more commentary a bit later, but here's a list of things that I did today:

• Got lost near the Mita campus before orientation, taking an extra 15 minutes to actually get where I wanted.
• Orientation.
• Opened up a bank account (sort of) after translating Japanese to English for ( Read more... )

A few pics that I took while I had the time. For those of you who are reading this outside, click here to access the album directly.


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I just reached Yokohama and will be staying here for the night. I'm ( Read more... )

I'm starting a blog about my adventures as an exchange student at Keio ( Read more... )