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Japan Trip 2006 - Day 2/3

My adventures in Japan continue. I'm sick which isn't helping my trip but luckily by staying at Yoji's place I'm being treated really well so I have a chance to recover. I'm eating well and sleeping well. Yesterday we went around the neighbourhood. We rode bikes (one of the primary forms of transportation here) all around the area, and spent some time at the playground with Max. I was feeling pretty tired though so I had retired early. Today we decided to be a bit more adventurous and traveled down to Asakusa. It is kind of a tourist trap maybe but still interesting to see. There are many traditional Japanese goods sold in this area, and I stopped off at the temple where I payed 100 yen to have my fortuned told. Basically you shake a container full of sticks and one drops out with a number. I picked up 100, the last number on the boxes. I was pretty excited, I figured this was really rare. Oh was I right, it was really rare, I got a totally horrible fortune. No matter what I involve myself in the worst will happen. It was quite an experience travelling with little Max. I had my first taste of what it is like being a parent, I wonder if I'll be ready for it at all. I'm starting to get a feel for the Keio/Subway/JR Rail lines. It is still confusing as hell, but I'll figure it out. Surprisingly the people in Japan are about the same height as the people in Hong Kong. The girls know how to put on makeup better though, and dress nicer. But then again they really use a lot of makeup here. Yoji's apartment structure has a public bath built in. I gave it a try today and boy is it relaxing. You just need to ignore the other naked bodies around you and soak into the hot water. Tomorrow Akira took the day off, he said he has just finished his fashion week at his company, so hopefully I'll see him quickly before I go off to the Kansai region.

Labels: Travel

posted by Tempest7 @ 18:56