Today I made a trip to Kamakura, which is nicknamed "mini-Kyoto," because it has the same traditional Japanese feeling to it. It was very beautiful, not what I'm used to seeing here in the city. I got lots of great photos of the kouyou (fall leaf colors), I saw a traditional wedding (with really interesting outfits, reminded me of Queen Amidala), and I saw a daibutsu (huge Buddha statue). I used Japanese pretty much the whole day, so by the end I felt much better and more able to speak. And I think the alcohol helped, too.
Side-story: this morning, when I got to my home train station, Mitaka, one of the two trains that runs to Shinjuku was out of service and standing still. So EVERYONE got on the same train, and it was the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. It was kind of similar to this video:
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I can't believe I checked your blog 1 hour ago, and just by chance checked it again, and viola! Magic! A new listing appears! OMG, the video!!!!! Hugs!
Hah wow, that is quite the coincidence! Yeah, this video is pretty ridiculous. It's never been quite that bad, but yesterday came pretty close. The line wasn't as long, but people were still outside of the train, using all of their weight to push people further in so they could get on.
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Ilya
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