I landed at Narita airport around 7.30am, after a light breakfast, and some very interrupted sleep along the way.\u00a0 Immigration wasn’t any hassle, and once through, saw my suitcase in the “Priority Baggage” area.\u00a0 So no waiting at the carrousel for my bag!\u00a0 Yep, this is travelling!\u00a0 Once through the doors, I saw Kaoru waiting for me.<\/p>\n
We got a bus ticket to Kasai (where we would be staying), and boarded after about 15 minutes, so it was well timed.\u00a0 The trip was about an hour.\u00a0 We were at the hotel around 9.30, so way too early to check in, so I left my bag at the hotel and we went to get some food, and killed some time walking around.\u00a0 This included a trip to the council offices to get Kaoru’s birth certificate (for any visa’s she will need in Australia), and also a trip to the Tokyo Sky Tree.\u00a0 We didn’t go up it, but it was nice to see.<\/p>\n
We got back to the hotel and checked in.\u00a0 But first had to go to the supermarket next door, to buy a bottle of Wild Turkey to keep me going :).\u00a0 This was a discount liquor shop, so I needed to see *just* how discounted it was.\u00a0 OK, it was good.\u00a0 How good?\u00a0 How about $10 for a 700ml bottle of Jim Beam, *with* a bonus tumbler glass?\u00a0 Or how about Wild Turkey Rare Breed for $35?\u00a0 It wasn’t an easy decision!\u00a0 But finally settled on a bottle of normal Wild Turkey, some Dry Ginger Ale, and some Cola.<\/p>\n
Once in the room I was able to catch up on work stuff from the day.\u00a0 A few things had happened, so I sent off a number of emails.\u00a0 Then Kaoru and I went out to dinner with her parents, and her fathers sisters, whom I hadn’t met yet.\u00a0 We went to an “up market Sushi Train”.\u00a0 Oh god, how I missed proper sushi!\u00a0 It all just melted in my mouth!\u00a0 Then the waiter came to the table with a large bag full of water and a squid (still alive).\u00a0 How could I say no?\u00a0 So they cut its head off, sliced it up, and put it on my plate, still moving slightly!\u00a0 Delicious!\u00a0 I could never get sick of this place.<\/p>\n
Kaoru’s father dropped us off back near the hotel and I was ready for bed – it had been a long couple of days with very little sleep.\u00a0 But just to really make me feel welcome, a 15-20 second tremor hit, which had the hotel shaking for a bit.\u00a0 Sometimes it feels like I never left!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I landed at Narita airport around 7.30am, after a light breakfast, and some very interrupted sleep along the way.\u00a0 Immigration wasn’t any hassle, and once through, saw my suitcase in the “Priority Baggage” area.\u00a0 So no waiting at the carrousel for my bag!\u00a0 Yep, this is travelling!\u00a0 Once through the doors, I saw Kaoru waiting … Continue reading