I made it back to Tokyo, Japan on February 10. I came here with my friend from school Michael and his business partner from MIT, Humberto. We left from San Diego where they live the day after my birthday. I spent about two weeks in San Diego enjoying the sunny weather before we got on the 12+ hour plane ride here to Tokyo.
After landing down, we took the bus from the airport which is outside the city and it was nice to watch as the surroundings slowly turned from the country side to the large metropolis that is Tokyo. We made our way through the snaking and winding highways before reaching our destination in Shinjuku where we sublet an apartment.
I talked to a taxi driver and gave him the address and luckily we were able to find it without problems. It’s a nice place with enough room to put down three futons next to each other in one room for us to sleep and have another another room to put our suitcases in. So, it is enough room to be able to exist.
My friends seem to be enjoying themselves especially with the cuisine here. Everything we have eaten has been very good, they have said, from the noodles to curry to sushi to my personal favorite, katsudon (pork cutlet on egg and rice).
As for my experience, I have lived here for 2-3 years, so it is nothing new to be back here but I definitely feel a sense of well being now that I am here. I think it is somewhat tantalizing that I will be here for only 2 weeks before having to move on to Taipei, Taiwan but I can always come back here if I want.
As for now, we have been exploring the city a bit and riding the trains. The weather hasn’t been so good and a few days it has even snowed! I brought my leather jacket here and a light jacket so it is somewhat annoying since I do not want to get my leather jacket wet. I have to use my lighter jacket and just wear a lot of shirts on top of each other.
Besides that though, a day or two has been sunny and today seems to be one of those days. It will be nice to go out.