LAST NIGHT IN TOKYO: Asakusa, Toyko, Japan. October 15th, 2013, 7:34pm. Well, I never really realized that this is our last night in Toyko until now. I'm sort of sad. I really like it here. You can find old or new, and everything in between. It's so interesting! I'd just like to take this time to reflect on a few things about this city that I don't think I mentioned before. There are vending machines everywhere. But not like the ones back at home. They are re...

LESSONS LEARNED IN KAMAKURA: Kamakura, Japan. October 14th, 2013, 10:05pm. Today was fantastic!!! I learned so much! We met up with Barry Nishikawa and his wife, and they took us around almost all of Kamakura! (Kamakura is a small city about 40 minutes outside of Tokyo by train.) But before I tell you all about that, I just wanted to mention one quick thing that I think I forgot to mention before. Way back at the Chinzan-so Hotel, I decided to go to the Hot Sp...

OUR ADVENTURE IN "THE ELECTRONIC CITY": October 12th, 2013, 11:58pm. Well, we just got back from a crazy day in Akihabara. We woke up and made our way through the confusing labyrinth of a subway system and somehow found ourselves in the right spot. The signs literally read, "This way to the Electronic City." I thought I knew what to except, but I was in for a big surprise! We walked out of the train station, and like before, it was like we were taken from what ...

A DAY WITH SOHSUKE: Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan. October 13th, 2013, 12:05am. Oops! I didn't finish blogging yesterday. I was just to tired!!! I had a great day yesterday (the 13th) with Sohsuke! Sohsuke is a younger Japanese resident who spent 2 years in Canada as a student. He befriended my Auntie Kari- so that's how we got into contact. He so kindly showed us around Harajuku, and The Meiji Shrine. We had a little trouble at first, though. In the morning, at the Chi...

BREAKFAST AT THE CHINZAN-SO: October 12th, 2013, 10:45am. So we just finished eating breakfast at the Chinzan-so hotel! We ate at a restaurant called, "Miyuki." This was special, because my Uncle Real's first name, and my Grandma's first name is Miyuki. My Grandma passed away in 2001, so eating at this restaurant felt like we were honouring her. It was the most japanese restaurant I've ever eaten at. I thought lunch yesterday was bad... Well, this morning was e...