thank god for wifi on my flight from SFO>NRT.I was so ill prepared for this very first segment of my journey. I was able to spend the 10 hours of flight time researching even how to get about once I landed. 2.5 hours of train time and I arrived Tuesday the following day that I had departed to the small town of Yokosuka (Yokuska) and climbed in the car of my dear friend and older sister to my best friends growing up. She has been here 3 years with her family while her husband is stationed here with the navy.
I woke up at 4am Monday morning hungover as hell with my intended belongings strewn all over the floor. My roommate had had a dinner party at our place the night before and I had been away in Sacramento for the weekend hugging dear ones and photographing my final fall wedding. I still had many projects still to deal with but at this point with 4 hours until I needed to leave for the airport I had to decide what my priorities were going to be. I made it to the airport with 20 minutes to spare.
The train system here is crazy. Maybe that is mostly because I don’t read Japanese characters and so there is little chance to really interpret or guess as you go along. I need to find myself a map today… that may really help me out in my intentional wanderings. So thankful for the kind japanese people who have helped me unasked along the way so far. I guess my confusion was evident.
It’s a funny feeling being the only anglo-saxon on the train, let alone the only one you’ve seen all day. I must remember to smile. I noticed two girls sneakily snapping my photo on the trai. haha.. I stick out like a sore thumb.
Tomorrow I head to Kyoto/Osaka and really dig into Tokyo next week.
until then.. day 2 begins.
October 27, 2015
