It's been very cold these past few days and I've been stacking on the layers to try and stay warm. My first weekend in Japan was spent at a dinner party in Himeji, visiting shrines in Kyoto, a stop off in Namba in Osaka and finally, my first Hanami (cherry blossom viewing party) under the sakura. Although this involved more sipping sake and eating food than looking up at the trees. I've been trying to cram in as many parks as possible while the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Kyoto was completely covered in the white snow of the blossoms. It was incredibly busy as it was the weekend and school holidays. Nevertheless, I'll be back.
Ridiculous.
Tom's bread/icecream combo.
The ever-endearing Kinkaku Rokuon-ji zen Buddhist temple.
One day last week, Sawoka - who is a country western singer and volunteers on many organising committees - took myself and another girl out to see Takasago by car. I really liked our transportation.
We stopped for lunch at sushi train where all the plates were 100yen (or, about $1). So cheap, so fresh and so very, very delicious.
A view from one of Takasago's temples. My apartment is just off the right of the photo.
After returning home from Kyoto on Saturday I stopped off at Osaka to take a quick look around. I met up with a friend who took me to his friend's art studio in some crevass of Osaka. By midnight we'd made our way over to Namba. Rain hung in the air, there were people everywhere and advertisements flashed in my face. I stood for a very long time watching stories unfold as people crossed the bridge. Ah, Japan.
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