My F.A.Q is now up, thanks to all the people who has sent in their questions, and it’s still not to late to mail me more of them.

It’s far from a great F.A.Q, but I think it will at least answer a few questions…

So how do I sum this trip up… well, that’s easier said than done for sure.
I guess I’ll give it a try…

Before I went to Japan I had heard that everyone (well, everyone that I’d heard of..) had had a really great time in Japan, they all loved it. So my expectations were quite high, so did the trip manage to answer my expectations?

I would have to say Yes, I really loved it.
From the time that I put my foot on Japanese soil, I really had a great time…

On the plane back a Japanese lady asked me what I loved about Japan?
So I answered “Everything”.

The people were kind and polite.
The city was nice, clean and safe.
It was always an adventure to go and explore all the areas of Tokyo.
I made loads of friends.
The food was cheap and delicious.

I just loved it all…

Would I go there again?
Probably, but I’m not sure. I know people who spend their vacation on the same place every year, but this isn’t really like that. I’ve now been exploring the great mysteries of Japan, and I’m afraid that it won’t be as fun the second time. At least I don’t think I’ll go there alone again. Not that it was bad in any way to go alone…

It really is impossible to sum it up, but if you’ve read my blog all the way until this post you probably already have a pretty good idea of it.
All I can say is that I really had the time of my life…

I’m sorry for not being able to give any clear answers…

I will probably try and finish the F.A.Q anytime soon, but I’d appreciate if more people sent me questions.
I’m also thinking about putting together a quick Chopsticks for dummies, maybe even a small guide to the places that I visited when I was backpacking in Japan.
Poke me if there is anything else that you think I should write about.

Yep, it was time to go home… I didn’t want to go home at all >.<
I want to go back

I woke up at around 6:30 after getting a few hours of sleep, I was so afraid to miss my flight so I actually woke up by myself before the alarm went off.
I packed up the last of my stuff and left…

When I got down to the bottom floor I meet a group of drunk people who had been waiting for me, to say good bye.

After saying good bye a hundred time I started my walk to the Matsudo station, which wasn’t a very pleasant one with all of my bags…

I had checked how to get to the Airport the easiest way so I just followed my plan, I took a path that was a bit slow, but I felt that this was the easiest way. I also had some money left on my Suica so I didn’t have to buy a ticket \o/

After around one and a half hour I got to Narita airport without any problems, then I started dragging my bags towards the check-in. The “room” for the check-in was really big, to say the least.

And since this is Japan, checking in was done very quickly… not like in Copenhagen.

I then prodeced to the mall in the airport where I started to look for something to eat. After a while I settled with a Japanese restaurant where I got Katsudon.

Then I went to my gate, just to be sure. But it was pretty easy to find, and I didn’t even have to walk that much. Even though Narita is bigger than Kastrup, it was easier to find and shorter to walk… makes sense…

On the plane I ended up between an older Japanese couple and a Japanese buisness man. (It was a seat of 4)
They were all very nice so talked a bit, especially me and the older woman, sadly she only knew Japanese so it was quite a challenge… she also mistook me for a girl at first… >.<

I must say that kastrup felt really really small once I got there, and so crowded
After waiting for like 20min I got my luggage and I went to meet up with my parents, they then drove me home.

Even though this was in the middle of the day, it was still in the middle of the night in Japan so I was pretty tired on the way home…

Today I went to Akihabara to buy some souvenirs… then I slacked.

Then tonight we went to a local place to eat, but sadly I had to go home since I’m going home tomorrow… It’s weird that this was the last time that I’ll ever see them.

So now I’m going to pack everything up, so don’t have to do that much tomorrow.

Wish me luck!

Today I had to clean my entire room, even though I wasn’t leaving just yet.
Because the manager is only here mon-fri and he wanted to see it cleaned before I went home.

It wasn’t fun at all, but luckily it’s not a big room at least…

Then I just relaxed the rest of the day.
At 20 some of us meet up on the first floor to have a small farewell party for me, nothing special, we just had some snacks and talked a bit.
Something that was really funny was that I’d bought some liquorice(lakris), since I had heard that Japanese people just can’t stand it… and it was true ^^
2 people managed to finish their salty candy, but most gave up… The look on their face was priceless. One guy didn’t even manage to bit all the way through, he sensed danger and aborted!

Then at 21 the Olympic opening ceremony started so everyone disappeared to the TV instead ^^

Then somewhere around 22 I was talked into going out with a few people from the guesthouse.
I felt that I didn’t have much to lose so I came along.

Sadly they decided to go to a gay bar, just for fun… but 5 of us didn’t really see the fun in it so we said good bye and went our own way.

First we went to a very futuristic bar in Shinjuku, very cool… but equally expensive.

Then we went to Shibuya, and since no-one of us seemed to have any idea of where the clubs where we ended up at that weird bar Derori once again. But this time we only had one beer, then some got tired of it.

Then the 5 of us split into 2 groups, me and 2 others went seaching for another bar. After finding one randomly we entered it… big misstake
This seemed to be a bar for black people only, so we had a quick drink then ran the hell away from there

After that we got pretty tired of chasing bars and clubs so we decided to crash at McDonald’s, which wasn’t such a good idea that we once thought.

Eating a hamburger with a lot fries 4 in the morning pretty much made everything worse for me and Christian, luckily it went away quite fast.

At somewhere around 5 we took a train out of there, and we were back in Matsudo somewhere around 6 and in bed by 6:30.

It was funny though, when we got to matsudo station we meet the others that had went to a gay bar.
I guess we’ve been on the same trains the whole way without noticing… they are usually quite big.

And yeah… today was the day that I had courage to wear my Looking For A Japanese Girlfriend-shirt.
Lets just say that I now know how movie stars feel, everyone was pointing and laughing. Someone even took a picture, I think.
Japanese people don’t seem to be very used to these kinds of jokes, I didn’t think it was that funny

This time it was time for Hiroshima and Miyajima.

6 August

Since I slept in Tokyo I had to get up early because it’s a long train ride. I woke up at 6, got on the train at 8.30 or so because the first one was sold out. When I changed trains I also had to wait for the second train because the first one was sold out…
I think I was in Hiroshima at around 13:30.

And finally! I found a town that actually gives out maps to tourists… that’s a first.

So equiped with my new map I decided to more or less climb a mountain that’s near the station to have a look at the view. Which wasn’t really my brightest idea.

It was funny though, because when I was going down I walked on this small road in the forest… and then in the middle of nowhere I actually meet 2 people, and they weren’t even traveling together…
After having a small discussion on what lays where and where we’re going me and the woman began walking down together because we were heading the same way.

When we got down she told me that she was heading for the Atom bomb museum, so I decided to come along, I’d go there sooner or later anyway.

So we took the tram there, first we looked at the Atomic Bomb Dome, then we had a look around in the park and then we finally went to the museum.

I actually wished that I’d visited this museum by myself instead… Because, when you’re in there and afterwards… it’s almost impossible to talk. Your mind feels completely blank, it’s like you’ve forgotten how to speak, and also forgotten how to smile. It was very powerful… a pure message for peace, in its rawest form.
The world just might be a better place if everyone visited that place.

After we were done looking we sat down on a bench in the park and like, stared into the air for 15min.
Then we decided to head for the river, because this was actually the same date as the bomb was droped on Hiroshima so they had an event where they placed boats in the river. The boats represented the spirits of those who were killed.
After 30min or so I left though, it wasn’t that entertaining… and nor was it suposed to be either for that matter.

Since Hiroshima isn’t that big I took a walk around to see some of the nearby things.

I went to the park, then to the castle (who was sadly closed by now) and then to Shukkeien (who was also closed..).
Then I decided to find something to eat and a place to sleep. While walking to where I thought my hotel would be I stumbled upon a restaurant that seemed interesting. They made Okonomiyaki.
I can try to explain how he made it, he first made a pancake as a base, then he put noodles on that, then a lot of salad, some onion, bacon, then another pancake, then an egg, and last… a lot of sauce and spices!
It was pretty good actually!

Then I continued on my journey for the sacred capsule hotel, I didn’t know where it was on the map but I had a pretty good description so I found it pretty easy on my own. Even if I nearly missed it, and its name was written in Japanese so I’m glad I know some.

The last capsule hotel that I stayed on was like first class, this one was like third…
I was really disappointed at first, but I got used to it. I only took a shower and slept there anyway.
This place wasn’t any worse than the last hostel that I used in Sweden actually, it’s just that the first one was really really good
The first one was 3200¥(~180kr), this one was only 2300¥(~130kr).
I’d go with the expensive one if I had a choice though

When it was around 9 o’clock I felt that it was a bit too early to sleep so I walked to the station where I had heard that there were suposed to be 2 big Internet cafes. I found one quite fast, its location was a bit hidden but they had a big sign on the roof.

So for 540¥(~30kr) or so I could use an computer for an hour, and drink how much soda I wanted. Great deal!
I had to become a member to be able to use the computers, so 100¥ was for a one year membership

After fiddling around and drinking a lot of soda I walked home, I really wanted to take the tram but I didn’t have the proper coins, I was told that you needed the exact amount.

OMG Hidden!

7 August

I woke up at 9 by myself, checked out after brushing my teeth and went on a new adventure.
Today’s location was Miyajima, an island close to Hiroshima.

I took a small detour to Shukkeien before heading to the station, and it was well worth it. A very beautiful garden! I took a lot of pictures, you can see them in the Hiroshima gallery above.

Then I took the train to the port, then took a ferry to the island. It really wasn’t that far at all.

Luckily I found a map once I got there, me like.

I had a minor walk around to see some temples and shrines, then I decided to head for the top. 532m above the sea… and since I got here by sea I really started of at 0.

I felt that I didn’t want to climb the whole thing, so I got on a rope-way that got me a few hundred meters up at least

Once I got to the rope-way station I was told to lock up my things in one of their lockers, because otherwise monkeys might steal them…

So, after a pretty long and steep walk to the top I was finally there, and completely exhausted.
I bought an ice cream and enjoyed the view.

I noticed a Japanese man there who I had shared a cart with on the rope-way so I took a seat next to him and we had a small chat.
Then we decided to walk back to the rope-way together, I had left my bag there and he was going to take the rope-way down… I was going to walk…

So we talked about a Sweden, japan and whatnot on the way. Once we got to the station he decided to join me and walk down instead of taking the rope-way. So I had someone to talk with on the long way down.

It wasn’t that exhausting, but it was someone slippery sometimes and your legs had a hard time. Walking down is actually harder than you might think, you have to stop your own weight on every step… if you know what I’m trying to say… So I wasn’t that tired, but our legs started shakaing after a while and we took a little rest. Today (the 8th) is actually the first day that my legs are feeling soar, and this is probably way.

When we got down we ate something cool and had a small rest. When we came back to the village our paths split and we said our good byes. He headed for the ferry and I thought I’d take another look around.
Which was a pretty small one, since I was pretty much too tired…

So after a while I headed for the ferry and started my long trip home.
Ferry->Train to Hiroshima->Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka->Shinkansen to Tokyo->Train to Ueno->Train to Matsudo->Walk home.

The shinkansen were once again pretty busy so I had to wait some extra time in both Hiroshima and Shin-Osaka, sadly my rail pass doesn’t work on all the trains, that’s why.

I’m not sure, but I probably left the island at around 16, and I was home at around midnight.
I don’t know how far the island was from Hiroshima but Hiroshima is around 900km from Tokyo, and just because I get back to Tokyo that doesn’t mean that I’m home

So here I am, tired and glad that I made the trip…

F.A.Q = Frequently Asked Questions

I’m thinking about starting a small FAQ, most of you should have at least one or two things that you’re wondering about. About Japan, etc.

Email me your questions to alle_quist@hotmail.com , and I’ll answer them all where everyone can read.

Of course it’s all done anonymously, I won’t post who asked me what.

So, please send my your questions, or else I won’t be able to make a FAQ-page!

I’ve now been away for 3 days, first 2 days in Kyoto and then 1 in Osaka… kinda.
I’d like to apologize in advance for everything that I’ll forget to retell
This post will probably be updated in the future as my memory returns.

OMG HIDDEN!

3 August

I got up at 6, managed to catch a shinkansen train at around 8… mostly because I got lost at the Tokyo station and then I had to fiddle around to get my rail pass.

When I got to Kyoto I was struck by confusion… Please, do yourself a favor and buy a guidebook before going.
But I had done some notes at least, so I got on a subway train to where I thought Kinkaku-ji was.
When i got there I was struck with even more confusion and despair.
I had read that it was just to go west and you’d find it.
So I asked a police officer for the way… it turned out that it wasn’t as close as I’d thought.

So in my confusion I found a booth with information about the buses in Kyoto, I even found someone who knew English! As it turns out, using the bus in Kyoto was really cheap! 500¥(~28kr) and use ‘em as much as you want for a whole day.

So I got on the bus, went to the correct station… or so I thought, turns out it was not.
And again, panic
I walked around a bit on the spot, then I found a map near the bus stop, turns out I was only 300m for it or so.

The Kingaku-ji was really cool, it being painted with gold and all. The garden wasn’t that great, but meh, worth it.

And this is when it gets “weird”, a Japanese guy approaches me and asks “English okay?”… I was like, isn’t that my line?
It turns out that he’s looking for someone that speaks English that he can hang out with for the day, since he wants to practise his English.
My brain immediately said “NO”, but I thought… Ah what the hell, lets give it a try.
I knew that this might be a trap, so I had no intentions on doing anything his way.
But he just seemed like a nice guy… and besides, a guide would be great…

So off we go, this time to Ryōan-ji, and now I had someone to lead the way! Much easier.
This was, so-so.

After that we went to Ginkaku-ji, hence the similarity to Kinkaku-ji (Kin = gold, Gin = silver, and Ji = temple, fyi). Ginkaku-ji is actually more or less its nickname.
The temple itself was under repair so that wasn’t… anything >.<
But it had an amazing garden! So it was worth it.

After that we did some walking through an old part of Kyoto, lots of old houses, we also passed some temple that I can’t remember…

Then we got to Kiyomizu-dera, this was so-so at first. But then we found the wooden balcony!
Awesome view.

Then I think we went to the Tō-ji, but it was closed…

It was now around 5 o’clock and I hadn’t had anything but breakfast, which I ate at 6 in the morning, so we decided to find something to eat. We ended up with Soba, which isn’t really my favorite, but I was too afraid to say anything. It’s like, pretty healthy… so it doesn’t taste so good (Smakar typ fullkorn…)

After that I was going to find somewhere to sleep, but he then offered me a place to sleep at his place.
He was currently living with his grandmother near Kyoto for his summer vacation.
After getting an okay from her we went to his place… which was like 1h30m away from Kyoto by subway >.<

I was given some food and a shower, which was great!
Sadly his room didn’t have AC and it was located like in between 2 subway lines
But it was okay. It was fun to see a real Japanese home.
His grandmother didn’t say much, but I hope I wasn’t a nuisance to her. At least it didn’t feel that way to me…

Scroll down to read about the next day

OMG HIDDEN!

4 August

I was waken up at around 7, after 5h of sleep… Because Japanese people seriously don’t seem to sleep more than 4-6h a day… Then it was breakfast.

After saying a lot of thank you and so on I then left for another day in Tokyo.

So this time I was on my own, so getting the right bus wasn’t as easy as it may seem. He had just draged me all around so I was a bit spoiled. Luckily I had a map over the bus stops, which is a must have.

Anyway, I managed to get on the right bus after a while… and I even managed to go the one that was going in the proper direction!

I jumped off at Tō-ji for another rematch, this time it was open!
This temple looks pretty much like any other, but for some reason I really like it.
It also had a beautiful garden an and exhibition of a few really cool statues… which I wasn’t allowed to photograph. Well worth the trip.

After that I went to the Fushimi Inari shrine, well, at least that was the plan.
I got off the bus near where I thought there was supposed to be a bus stop, but it seems I was miss taken.
But since I couldn’t just stand there I started walking in the correct direction of… where I thought it was.

I actually stumbled over another cool temple on the way, I think it was Tofukuji temple.

After like… walking forever I finally got there. I never found the bus stop that I was looking for so I walked the whole way >.<
My first thought was, a bench…give me something to sit on. Which was easier said than done and it would take some time before I found one…

So I started walking, I knew that it was supposed to be a lot of Torii, but what I didn’t know is that the walk was going uphills… it was a pretty steep walk >.<

After walking for quite some time I got to some over view-look-thingy where I finally sat down and had an overpriced drink.

Then I continued to the top, I didn’t really feel like it, but I had already walked so far anyway! Why stop now.

The top was actually quite boring, I barely even noticed that it was the top until I’d passed it… so I never even took a photo of it.

The way down was pretty scary, because there weren’t that many people anymore, some had quit and taken the same way down as they went up. So I was walking and walking… by myself in the forest, no idea where I was (on a road, of course). After walking for quite some timed I came to this… which was a bit shocking, but I remember hearing something about this so I didn’t panic. The exit wasn’t very flashy, and I was still all alone…

So I walked… and walked… and walked… and after some time I managed to get out of all the houses, it was ironically more or less where I started my walk when I stepped off the bus.

I don’t think I’ve been this sweaty or hot in my entire life… sweat was dripping from my nose when I was near the top. I don’t regret it, but it was still somewhat of a bad idea

After that I took a long bus ride (the bus had AC and i could sit down so I didn’t want to go off :P) Kyoto imperial park, which wasn’t that great… But when I was standing there taking photos an old man came up to me. So we actually talked for an hour or so I think. He reminded me a bit about my grand father, actually.

Then I said farewell and headed to the Nijō Castle, the man told me that it would close very soon and that I wasn’t going to make it, but I thought that it wouldn’t hurt to try. Sadly it wasn’t that close to the bus stop and I didn’t even know the way so I didn’t manage to get in…

After that I walked to the Kyoto international manga museum, which was like a big waste of money…
Yes, they had loads of manga, and yes you got the read them… BUT I CAN’T READ!
They had a small exhibition, but it wasn’t that great either.
But yeah, it’s great if you can read… I guess…

After that I made my way to Osaka, where I thought I’d stay the night.
The trip started of badly, the train was 15min delayed, which is like… very much, in Japan.

When I got to Osaka I once again paniced, since I couldn’t find any maps for the trains at all… but after asking around I managed to get my hands on one. Then after spending a few minuts pondering what trains to take and where to change I was on my way. I had found some info on Wikitravel for a Capsule hotel in Osaka.

Getting to the station was a piece of cake, but once I got there it was a bit harder… I had a description that I followed, but it was limited and this place was PACKED, it felt like finding a needle in a haystack.

After walking for like forever I asked someone for a capsule hotel, he described the way to a different one than the one that was aiming for. But I was too annoyed to care and I followed his advice.
Sadly he was speaking only Japanese, and this place was a bit complicated, so after a while I was more or less lost and asked a police officer for the way. He then gave me a new description. After following that one and giving up again I asked a third man, and his description lead me to it!

Actually, when I got there I realised that all the descriptions had been correct, it was just I who misunderstood and didn’t know the area too well…

This place was located in like… it felt very much like the center of Osaka, so I was afraid that it might be a bit expensive.

When I got there I realised that I’d never been to a capsule hotel before… of course… so it was a bit confusing.
First I had to lock my shoes into a small locker, they later took the key from me when I checked in so I didn’t have to bother with it.

Then I was given like, a watch without a watch. It was a bracelet with a number, bar code and a key.
Number was my locker/capsule number, bar code was used to pay with in the vending machines… I think. And the key was for my locker.

Anyway, I was given a locker where I placed all my stuff and I changed into a robe… almost like something that you’d wear at a hospital… But everyone was wearing one.

After leaving all my things int he locker I went to check out my capsule, which wasn’t anything special.
I then battled with it for 30sec trying to find a way to open up the glass so i could get in… but I then realised that there wasn’t any glass >.<
I took a peek, tried the tv… then headed for a shower.

Which was easier said than done, the Japanese way of washing is a bit different from ours.
Luckily I knew a little about it, not enough sadly… But I asked someone who worked there and he gladly… tried, to explain.

After taking a awesome shower and a hot bath I went back to my capsule to sleep, after a while I remembered that I’d forgotten to brush my teeth… so I went and did so… It’s funny though, they had these prepared toothbrushes that you only use once, with toothpaste already on ‘em.

Everywhere I went, I got everything I needed.
I mean, this place is made for businessmen who come there with nothing else than their suit and briefcase. So they need everything and are given everything. You could come here naked and be already… well, technically not. But you get the picture.

OMG HIDDEN!

5 August

So, this time it was time for Osaka… which I sadly didn’t know much about.

All I had planed to visit was the Osaka castle, more or less, and do some random walking.
First I went to the Umeda Sky building, more or less because I didn’t have anything else to do. I had no idea where the castle was anyway.

It was really cool and the view was also pretty cool

The escalters were really insane…

Anyway, so when I was standing there and looking at the view I happened to see where Osaka Castle was, pointed out on a photo from the tower.

So… I started walking there, which wasn’t really my brightest idea.
I thought about asking someone for the closest subway station, but it didn’t look that far… And no, it wasn’t… and yes, it was, at the same time.

The thing that I thought was the park was another park… so this park wasn’t that close, but the one that I was aimign at was a bit far off.

I happened to find a map so I could get going in the proper direction at least.
After walking for a while I got afraid that I’d made a mistake and I asked a police for the way. I was going on the right way… but he said that I was going to have to walk for an hour or so to get there… which I wasn’t too happy about. But in lack of better ideas I just kept walking…
After maybe 10min I asked another police, because 1h really sounded a bit too much, maybe he had misunderstood I thought and guided me to the wrong place.
This police told me that I should just continue and I’d see it in a while, which sounded a lot better than 1h…

An luckily the last one was right, it wasn’t that far… But I had probably walking for like 1h30min when I got there… -.-
I was tired as hell and sat down on the first bench that I could find.

After a while I continued… heading for the nearest vending machine to buy a drink.
There I happened to meet 2 Englishmen who were also heading towards the castle, and we kinda joined together. So I had 2 people to talk to for once. We just happened to join together, it kinda happened. We never said hello or introduced ourselves so I still have no idea what their names were

Anyway, the castle looked awesome form outside, very old and very Japanese. But the inside gave me a shock… it was made into a modern museum, with AC and all, it didn’t look like a temple at all.

We climbed the 8 floors to the top, had a look at the view. Took a few pictures… then my camera went out of battery.

When we came down we split up, they headed for the subway and I for another station… I was not going to walk back >.<

After that I went to Shin-Osaka and got on a Shinkansen train to Tokyo, and here I am. I was running out of clean t-shirts, clean underwear and my camera had no battery… I’ve been writing this blog for hours and now I need to go get some sleep because I have to get up in five and a half hour so I can catch a train for Hiroshima, which was like 900km away so that’ll take some time, I also have to change trains once… Wish me luck!

Today I spent 3hours planning my trip, well… writing down important places and cheap hotels at least.

Then at around 18 I once again put on my yukata and joined the rest of the people, since we had a hanabi taikai in Matsudo, where I live, for once.

We went to the riverbed to check it out… but we didn’t see much and got bored right away. At least I had time to buy some yakisoba, yummy!

Since our hotel is located like 300m from the riverbed we had an excellent view from our hotel roof. For once we didn’t have to fight for 2h just to get a crappy seat.

It started of pretty mediocre, but it just got better and better and the ending was awesome. So it wasn’t half bad actually.

Anyway, it’s now 23:00 and I’m going to bed.
I’ll be waking up at 6 tomorrow since I’m going to Kyoto. I’ll probably continue to Osaka and Hiroshima while I’ll at it. So I have no idea when the next post will be up… Wish me luck!

Since I’m now a free man, I’m also a bored man.

I poked around but I didn’t find anyone that was going to do something particular so I thought I’d start something by myself. I decided to go to IKEA just for fun, since I’m Swedish and all.

So I asked around but everyone was either sleeping or too tired to come so I went alone.

After a very confusing and long train-ride I was finally there… well, the train didn’t take very long, but I had bad luck when I changed trains so I had to wait a lot. I think I was spending more time waiting for trains than riding them.

I spotted IKEA even before I had stepped out of the train. As you might know, IKEAs are usually quite large…
After walking for 300m or so I was there.

This is probably the biggest IKEA that I’ve ever visited, but most are quite big so it wasn’t really a shock.

Since I wasn’t really interested in buying anything I just walked right on through.
It looked just like any other IKEA, and of course the furniture’s were the same.
I had quite a few laughs at the names of the products, like “Plastis” and “Bästis”.
I also realised how weird it is that all names are in Swedish.

I ate some meatballs just for fun, even though I wasn’t even hungry.
I also bought some Swedish stuff, like Knäckebröd, Ahlgrens bilar and Ballerina kex.
They had a shop near the exit that only sold Swedish products like this.

The train ride home went smooth, since I now knew this route. It’s hard to explain but it was also easier to ride in this direction.

So here I am in my room again, I think my friends are going out partying tomorrow. I have yet to decided if I wanna join them… I’m too tired

Tomorrow I’ll probably go to another Hanabi taikai, this time it’s in my hometown. YAY~!
I don’t have to spend an hour or so in an overcrowded train.
Heck, I can even watch it from the roof of my hotel.

And the day after that (Sunday) I’ll probably be heading to Kyoto, lets hope I can find someone who wants to come with me.