Basically, things have really taken off in uni and our timetables for the week are slowly getting filled with Japanese lessons, Design classes, conversation buddys and homework. Lots of homework...
We have also been busy on the social scene and have been hanging out with our new best friends.
There`s a whole load of stuff to put up but we`ve just been too busy to get to the internet (Something we still can`t access without going into town!) But we do now have some radical bikes. We`ve mastered the Japanese roads and doing some tricks on them is surely only a few days away. Some of our classmates have fallen into rice fields on their way home though already...
Anyways, Here are some photos of when we went to a city called Chiba (about 30mins away from us) and we found a big Japanese toy store, although the toy stores over are not alway for the kiddies...
It started off pretty normal, robots and figures...
They also had rows and rows of normal everday things but in minature format...
But then we started to unveil the seedier under belly of Japanese toy making...
Having lived here before I kind of knew what to expect (although still always find myself suprised) but I think Joey was genuinley shocked/ suprised at how popular it is and how close to the edge it can be sometimes.
We recently went to Akihabara (Known by most as the geeks mecca) where this kind of thing thrives. It`s a lot more graphic there and makes this stuff look tame but it`s still suprisingly easy to find and sometimes lies right next to childrens toys and games.
I`m sure Joey will explain a lot better when he next gets the time.
Anyways, I`ll leave you with a few photos from our Japanese classroom.
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