Snippets

Just a few quick thoughts before I don't have Internet access until Monday:

Last Sunday I was able to go to a beach far, far away on the East coast of Japan (near Chiba). It took about 4 hours by train, but wasn't too costly due to awareness of the Seishun 18 ticket. I've been meaning to write about it, but there are constant welcome/farewell parties going on here and I have been coming home at 1 or 2am and not in the mood to do anything but sleep.

I'm headed to Asakusa on Saturday blindly hoping the weather will be agreeable. It's currently Friday night and I'm staying late at the office blogging, woohoo - a new low. I'll be later meeting a friend who will be getting a new bike and passing the debatably-usable remains of his old one. The price was right, at least.

If you're curious to know more about aspects of Japan and Wikipedia isn't quite cutting it for you, japan-guide.com is a great resource for quick and easy overviews. ("What is this Asakusa place?") That's all for now, folks.