I'm back!

I flew back home to Oregon yesterday, and at this moment I am typing from my bedroom rather than the 24 hour computer lab in Waseda University. I am thoroughly jetlagged and tired, and I have a mountain of stuff to unpack and sort through. >_<

The motivation to maintain this blog has waned over the year, mostly because I really didn't want to make the 40 trek to school and back just to us e the computer.

However, now that I have broadband wireless at home, I really have no excuse, do I?

Happy 4th of July to those of you from the USA out there. I love BBQ, and no BBQ more than the pork spareribs my mom makes!

-Jun

More pictures!

If there is one thing I love about being in Japan, It's all the beautiful things that I get to see on a daily basis. After living in Oregon for 14+ years of my life, not that Oregon is lacking of beautiful things to see, it's still nice to see different sights that I can't see elsewhere.

1st pic: By the river near my house in Shinjuku

2nd pic: the stormy view of Sado Island

3rd and 4th pics: Himeji Castle!

I love sakura(cherry blossom) season! There are so many sakura trees in Tokyo, and it's in the middle of full bloom. Everywhere you look, there are pink and white flowers everywhere!

2 weeks, 400$ and 26 hours on trains

From the 24th of Febuary to the 11th of March, I did a trip from Tokyo to the island of Sado Island and back again, stopping a couple places on the way. Finally have gotten around to putting up some pictures! enjoy!
The view of Sado-ga-shima from the ferry
All dressed up in yukata!
We spend a night in Niigata
In front of a clock in Osaka Station
Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto
The Nara Daibutsu, the biggest Buddha stautue in Japan!

I got to take a picture with a geisha in Gion! We were wandering down to Yasaka jinja after seeing Kiyomizu-dera and randomly bumped into them! I was so happy to see geisha in Kyoto v^_^v

Happy holidays from Japan! I hope everyone had a good holiday ^-^
1st pic: Its Colonel Santa!
2nd pic: The diamond light display in Ebisu Garden Place.
3rd +4th pic: We stood in this massive croud for 2 hours to see the Tokyo Millenario. Its 100-200 lit gates that cover a block and a half of the street by Tokyo station. It was so cold, and there were so many people, but it was worth it!
5th pic: everyone came to my host families house for a Christmas potluck party! I was so full >_< ;;

Hope everyone has a Happy New Year! I'm going to spend it with my host family in Niigata.

later
-Jun