Catching you up a bit.
Been taking all sorts of college courses. Took "Intro. To Broadcasting", English Comp., "Broadcast Journalism", looking at fixing some past stuff in terms of credits. I will also be tightening up my Japanese and picking up Ainu as well.
A few weeks ago I was in Japan for a little under two weeks. I went to Osaka, Kyoto(just visited the train station, was meaning to meet a friend there), Tokyo, Sapporo and Shiretoko. I visited most of these places on the train with a JR Pass. I will be going there again as well, this time with the emphasis OFF shopping. Granted I went to more places in Japan then last time but comparatively few in terms of things I wanted to do. I went to the Ainu Museum which was awesome and will go back and spend a definite full day there, maybe even two. It was VERY cool. For all the beer drinkers there I went to the Sapporo Beer Museum and picked up a few glasses, even beer soap as well as a few other trinkets. At Shiretoko I picked up a few specialty jams. I found an awesome stationary set for my mom but it ended up stolen.
Past this, in Tokyo, I saw an AMAZING shrine in Asakusa, and words can barely describe. This sense of awe is more like you would feel looking at the Grand Canyon. It might not be quite as big but you see those buildings in movies and think there's no way they could be that big. News flash, some are definitely HUGE. I didn't even see some of the castles around.
A few weeks ago I was in Japan for a little under two weeks. I went to Osaka, Kyoto(just visited the train station, was meaning to meet a friend there), Tokyo, Sapporo and Shiretoko. I visited most of these places on the train with a JR Pass. I will be going there again as well, this time with the emphasis OFF shopping. Granted I went to more places in Japan then last time but comparatively few in terms of things I wanted to do. I went to the Ainu Museum which was awesome and will go back and spend a definite full day there, maybe even two. It was VERY cool. For all the beer drinkers there I went to the Sapporo Beer Museum and picked up a few glasses, even beer soap as well as a few other trinkets. At Shiretoko I picked up a few specialty jams. I found an awesome stationary set for my mom but it ended up stolen.
Past this, in Tokyo, I saw an AMAZING shrine in Asakusa, and words can barely describe. This sense of awe is more like you would feel looking at the Grand Canyon. It might not be quite as big but you see those buildings in movies and think there's no way they could be that big. News flash, some are definitely HUGE. I didn't even see some of the castles around.