This is what the previous post was supposed to say:
This is my first proper update from Japan. A few observations.
It is nearly impossible for me to type on my current keyboard. There is a button where the spacebar should be that turns everything I have written into Japanese characters. I cannot find undo button. I cannot find punctuation marks on the keyboard. You get the idea.
Example+ ???????my??P?
Tokyo is incredible. I went out last night with some people I met at the hostel. It is very difficult to navigate here (more on this in the future). We finally found a bar after a very long search. It was very small. The entire bar only had five seats. To quote one friend, “it izzz just another brick in zeee wall.” That made me laugh.
I am headed to the city of Matsumoto in the Japanese Alps today. I plan on seeing one of the 10 greatest castles in the world today.
My iPhone works with wifi at the hostels. Twitter is very easy to update compared to this.
This?is?my?first?proper?update?from?Japan. A?few observations.
It?is?nearly?impossible?for?me?to?type?on?my?current?keyboard. ?There?is?a?button?where?the?spacebar?should?be?that?turns?everything?Ive?written?into?Japanese?characters. ?I?cant?find?undo?button. ?I?cant?find?punctuation?marks?on?the?keyboard. ?You get the idea. Example+ ???????my??P?
Tokyo?is?incredible. ?I?went?out?last?night?with?some?people?I?met?at?the?hostel. ?It?is?very?difficult?to?navigate. ?We?finally?found?a?bar?after?a?very?long?search. ?It?was?very?small. ?The?entire?bar?only?had?five?seat. ?To?quote?one?friend,?”it?izzz?just?another?brick in zeee wall.”
I?am?headed?to?the?city?of?Matsumoto?in?the?Japanese?Alps?today. ?I?plan?on?seeing?one?of?the?10?greatest?castles?in?the world today.
My?iPhone?works?with?wifi?at?the?hostels. ?Twitter?is?very?easy?to?update compared to this.
I’m having some issues finding a hostel that fits my needs.
Example 1:
These are the directions regarding how to find the first hostel. As Mooney put it, it is probably a cat door in an alley somewhere.
1. Look for a Kaminari-mon (the big gate)
2. Enter the Nakamise-Dori (the souvenir shop street)
3. Turn at the 3rd passage to the left
4. Walk about 30 seconds
5. You will find a sign with ‘Hotel Kamogawa (former name)’ on your left.
Example 2:
These are the beds, or “capsules” as they call them.
Probably not staying in either of these places.
In a little less than a week I will be hopping on a plane to Japan. I’ll be trying to make updates which can be viewed here. Below is my (very) rough itinerary.
May 27: Land in Tokyo 1:15 p.m. stay night, explore
May 28: Matsumoto – Travel in the morning, see castle in Japanese Alps
May 29: Travel in morning to Kyoto
May 30: Explore Kyoto
May 31: Explore Kyoto
June 1: Arrive in morning to Nagoya to see Hamby, arrive around 12
June 2: Brewery, Night out w/ Hamby’s friends
June 3: Baseball game – Nagoya Dragons
June 4: Travel to Tokyo with Hamby
June 5: Tokyo w/ Guide
June 6: Tokyo w/ Guide
June 7: Begin climb of Mount Fuji after dinner
June 8: Reach summit of Mount Fuji, descend, head back to Nagoya
June 9: Wake up in Nagoya, head to Hiroshima
June 10: Spend day in Hiroshima
June 11: Wake up in Hiroshima, head to Tokyo on fastest bullet train possible
June 12: Spend day in Tokyo
June 13: Flight Home (5:00 p.m. out of Tokyo)
It should be awesome! I’m so excited, I can’t wait to leave!
