Wo Bu Zhidao

From Tokyo to Osaka on the Shinkansen

So Can I Smoke Or Not?

Rob and I went to Akihabara (the electronics district) tonight. While checking out the electronics we decided to stop and get something to eat. We went into a cool looking little steak restaurant which had the funny sign above. Apparently the place is only non-smoking during the lunch rush. I guess a small place like that was couldn't handle a full house of smokers but when traffic isn't too busy smoke 'em if you got 'em.

My first time in Japan

After studying Japanese for a few years I finally made it to Japan. I am really excited to have finally arrived. One of the first things that I noticed on my bus ride from the airport was this salaryman. So far Tokyo seems surprisingly normal. Perhaps it is because I have already spent over a year living in Asia. I really expected the city to be quite shocking. It does make me remember a phrase a friend of mine, who lived in Japan, used to say, "The most surprising thing about being in Japan is that there are so many Japanese people!"