Robins Japan

Why does holiday is always so fast! Suddenly im sitting at the airport and enjoy my last Matcha Latte. Didn't I arrived just yesterday? I assume not but my feeling says otherwise. I had a nice trip again. And saw a lot of things and met many new people. Even my Japanese seems to improve a little bit so I sometimes surprise people by understanding what's going on :D I saw fukuoka, could travel together with my girlfriend, saw a Japanese house from the inside, ate many Japanese food.... by the way I love udon noodles. And at this one udon shop they thought I'm living there couse every time I'm around we eat there. So long back to Germany. Tomorrow I can work again. Also this time the waiting for my girlfriend is not so long, so I'm looking forward to new adventures in Germany in the next month's!

So the last days I was leaving my beloved Tokyo for a trip to Fukuoka  (福岡)! I met there the Mother of my Girlfriend^^ I whish I could fly to Tokyo as fast like in the time of this flight. Fukuoka so far I saw is a nice big city at the sea! The first impression actually were at the Subway. My girlfriend met surprisingly an old friend and I had a nice talk with a guy originally from Great Britain who lives in Fukuoka with his Japanese wive. Most times only strange people wants to talk to me. But in Japan I sometimes got nice chit chat with other Foreigners for exchange experience :D Our resident this time was the Hilton Hotel with a nice view to Fukuoka Tower. The first time I could actually walk in a Room at a residence in Japan :D. But actually I love my tiny room at our Hotel Wing International Korakuen in Tokyo, they are so nice! Back to Fukuoka! We visited the Fukuoka Tower and had a nice view over the Town. Also I got discount for being German :D At the tower was also a f...

Wow this is my forth trip to Tokyo! But this time I will also visit Fukuoka. So far some days has past and much things happened. At Sunday I was at a calligraphy and origami event with Japanese and international people. There I was the 学生 (Gakusei / Student) It really was fun. I'm not used to write kanji so much. Especially to write it nice with real calligraphy equipment! But with the nice help of our beautiful teachers it was make able that even I got a nice picture! You can see it here too. I wrote Sakura (桜 / さくら). It's stands for cherry blossom tree. On Monday I had the honor to be a guest at the Japanese high school again I visited in last summer before. I was guest in the English conservation class. There I was actually like a  先生 (Sensei / Teacher). It was really fun to see the other side of the classroom. The students were very nice and I tried to give everyone a good experience even if they all had a different lev...

One thing that is funny in big cities like Tokyo is that sometimes you see people you normally don't see. Like yesterday when my girlfriend and I wanted to buy something at 7/11 and we endet up standing in the line right after Miss Slovenia. Somehow there must be a beauty contest in Tokyo couse the 7/11 was crowded with misses like miss Russia, China, Portugal, Honduras.... but we didn't wanted to disturb them with making pictures, sry for that :D I didn't found miss Japan and Miss Germany but hey I think my Girlfriend and I can represent that countries very well ^^ So and Today there is Halloween. Somehow here every store and schools are decorated with Halloween accessories. The Japanese love this. Also today is the Big party at Shibuya. Even so some Japanese are concerned about that couse shibuya is crowded on normal days and on Halloween it can be insane and maybe dangerous. For me I spent my last night with my girl so I used the afternoon to take a look at Shibuya an...

Well I found out all it needs to make in impression is to be a white guy with blonde hair and order a chai latte. That's all :D Maybe someone remember the story of the Starbucks where they reserved a table for me. I was there again and the barista actually asked me if I was there before and if I normally want a chai latte. I said yes two months ago. After she said she remembered me I asumed she  reserved the table for me in the summer. Those things happen to me me here sometimes. We were also at these incredible Indian Curry Restaurant near Nakamurabashi station and there they also seem to remember me :D So it's easy to be remembered here. But on the other side hard to be undercover^^ Also these days I visited the buildings of the Tokyo University. It's a huge university with some nice buildings! Beside that I drove the Rollercoaster at Tokyo Dome and hanging around in Starbucks or Excelsior a cafés watching people. Eating outside is also a thing here. You can get a go...

My first days runs so fast again! Yesterday I had a day full of meeting people who tried to speak Japanese with me. I was at a school festival where we met friends of my Girlfriend. There I experienced my first Japanese tea ceremony. I found out that I sometimes can follow a conservation with body language and lot of words like "intresting" or "no" or "repeat". So actually I maybe understand 2 percent of the talking. But hey its more than nothing! Later at the day I met family of my Girlfriend. There also was lots of Japanese and a little bit teaching English :D There I also wished to know more Japanese. After greeting, hobbys , job and talking about weather my Japanese is over. But it's a good training to be forced a little bit to try to speak. Yeah and today my childhood dream from long ago got true. I was in a real Pokémon Center! It's funny that those shops really can exist here^^ And now I do what I always do. After I was at a café I fo...

Finally the day has come I fly again. And the more and more you fly you get more experience how to do things. Seat at the emergency exit for more space? Check! Empty plastic bottle to fill it after security check with water? Check! This one is not so needed in tokyo narita. There they don't rip you off with water like at German airports... Another good thing is if you travel with the German train with some luggage, make sure you get into the Waggons with the bycicle sign on it. You Have way more space to stay at least somewhere with the luggage. Now, couse I'm way to early and everything went smoothly I have time to wait for my plane. I only have to resist the urge to buy more snacks. Good thing I brought something with me which is empty by now :D I hope when I'm in Tokyo I have some more intresting stories to tell. See you soon ; -)