June 17, 2003

• Wow! Alright so here begins the documentary of my trip to japan, hopefulkly with included pictures.

  June 16th..so here are a few pictures of us on the plane…i almost
  freaked out when the guy next to me coughed, since you know the whole
  sars things and all but it was all good

  

  so above are the four of us…me, newman, michelle and mikey…yay on our way to japan

  June 17th

  crossing the international dateline was fun, but it means we lost a
  day…arrived at the airport local time 6:00 pm…u.s. time somewhere
  around midnight

  

  Here is our first photos in Japan at Nariat airport! Traffic is
  insanse-they drive on the wrong side of the road!!! our friend Mike
  picked us up aty the airport and then it was a nice long drive back to
  his apartment in Yokosuka, where the naval base is where he works

  

  here is a japanese gas station…the nozzles hang from the ceiling!!! i am amused by weird things

  

  space is a mjor concern in japanese society…I love the little car
  elevators in Mike’s aprtment building…maybe UCLA should try this for
  stack parking

  

  michelle and Mike in Mike’s kitchen on the night of our
  arrival…that tiny little white box you see behind them is the
  dishwasher! told you space was at a premium

  

  some more photos of where we are staying…we take of our shoes when
  we enter and leave them in the little cubbyhole and wear slippers
  around the house. The door to the left is the bedroom shared by Newman
  and I

  

  

  The above three photos are the panoramic view from Mike’s
  balcony…I like the tile roofs with the funny little curves in the
  japnese style…you will also notice there is alot more green and an
  attempt to incorporate nature into urban life

  

  okay i know the photo is sideways but i am kinda riushed for
  time…this is the washer and dryer, tiny again in the bathroom no
  less…right next door is the shower…did you know in Japan, you can
  pay your utility bills at the 7-11? How cool is that?

  

  here is the traditional bathtub…since everyone uses the same
  bathtub, the goal is to use the shower first (right next to the
  bathtub, although not picutred), then after you are clean, ypou climb
  into the bath and have a nice long soak jacuzzi style…with no bubblez
  

  

  

  these are the last two pictures which is the bedroom mike sleeps
  in…on the floor is the tatami, a rice mat which is really
  comfortable…the mattress is a futon on top of the tatami and there
  are sliding screen paper doors…well only one minute left so you guys
  know what i have done up through june 18th…more posts to come!

  Moral of the story: Yay i am finally in Japan and going to take phoitos of everything

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