Your daily pictures from Japan post...

[dangermousie]

Goddamn tags. They are being wonky.

Oh well.

Yet more pictures from Japan. If you like hills or small towns or sulfur, this is for you :)

Comments

[ladysaotome]

Wow! Al the green & villages are so pretty! Was traveling with the language barrier very difficult?

[dangermousie]

It wasn't as bad as I thought. We had our phrase-book and really good maps (and mr. Mousie has awesome direction skills), and what with that, and pointing and smiling and being the politest we could, and the Japanese being so patient and nice with us, we got around OK.

I still remember changing money in a bank though. He was trying to have a polite conversation with us, and we tried to do it back, but since his English was equivalent to our Japanese, it was...interesting.

[ladysaotome]

That's why I really want to get as fluent as self-taught possible before I go. So I can really enjoy my interactions with the Japanese. (Plus I'm terrified of getting lost)

[dangermousie]

People there are so incredibly helpful, though!

We were on the subway, in Tokyo, and while not the height of rush-hour it was close to it so it was super-crowded. So the escalator was packed and Mr. Mousie was temporarily a few steps behind me on it. And I think we were the only non-Japanese as far as my eye could see. And then (I'll never forget this), this older gentleman in a spiffy suit (of course) turned to me, and asked me in English, with impeccable manners, where I was from, and when I told him (and which city) he told me he's been there some years ago and enjoyed the museums. Then we got to the bottom of the escalator and he bowed and told me to enjoy my trip and walked off. Can you imagine something like that in NY?

[miss_dian]

What nice pics to see in the morning before I start work :)

[dangermousie]

Thanks! I have fun posting them!