I have to vent because I’m really excited to go back to Japan now that it’s actually looking like I’ll have a decent amount of money to go over with
I was planning to visit a friend in Osaka, thinking it wasn’t that far from Tokyo. Maybe it was because I took the shinkansen but wow I didn’t realise how far apart they actually are! (not to mention the expensive trip T_T) I guess it’s just going to depend on how healthy my funds are when it gets to september.
Also, I watched this video recently and it came across as really interesting. It’s a westerner’s experience in Tokyo and while I’m sure it’s a bit put on, it’s interesting to me as when I first travelled there recently I already had at least a base understanding of some parts of the culture whereas the speaker is going in experiencing much greater culture shock. Bonus points if you can spot the 1st Beat advertisement!
This was my timeline last comiket:
7:30 - Start lining up
9:30 - Line starts moving
10:30 - Get inside the hall with visual art’s booth
11:00 - Reach the end of the line of the VA booth
14:30 - Finally able to buy stuff
A few of the items sold out while I was waiting in line, both of them were calendars
Sorry I’ve been AWOL for a while, I’m really terrible at keeping up with forums… I was just talking with @Kaze about my trip to Tokyo next week and was reminded to mention it here! I’ve been interning at a university in Kanazawa all summer, but my last day is tomorrow so I’ll be heading to Tokyo for a week and a half starting Sunday. If anyone wants to meet up and hang out, I still have a couple unscheduled days, so let me know!
So there’s a chance I can fly over to Japan for a quick trip. I really want to take advantage of it, b/c I won’t have to pay any money for the flights!!! But I have no knowledge of Japan, and my Japanese can barely scratch NHK Easy News, much less any actual conversation.
In other words: would anyone be free to shepherd me around Tokyo and hang out? I can fly over for as short as 24 hours or as long as…longer. Right now, 2 PM next Thursday (30th) to noon Friday (31st) is a 22-hour window I can fly in on almost for free, if anyone’s around.
Ah, that’s a pity. Well, let me know when you return. Maybe my schedule will line up!
One has family that works for an international airline. For the next few weeks, I can fly free on flights that have empty seats. Which is hard to find for international flights in the summer - hence my windows of opportunity are very small.
Unless you’d want to grab a quick lunch then?
