Loners galore
December 18, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
A lot of Japanese people (usually businessmen or working people) spend their dinners alone in cases where they won't have time to go home to make dinner
So Japan has adapted this culture of sociallyRead more
Wanderlust fail
December 18, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
So there is a dish called barazushi which is some kind of mixed sushi bowl. Google tells me to try it at this one place near the station except they failed to mention that it's inside a part of theRead more
Cafe unwinding
December 18, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Lol so I wanted to find desserts or something after dinner because it was still like 6 something and too early to retire for the night so I googled cafes and went to this one nearby
Google also didRead more
Welcome to my hole
December 18, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Staying in a "cabin" style room which means there's shared amenities and I get to sleep in a hole (but a better furnished hole than let's say a capsule)
Also when I got back everyone else seemed toRead more
Breakfast of champions
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Japan trip tradition to eat a mochi donut from Mister donut LOL
Also everyone is going through Pokemon promotions for the new Pokemon games and I am totally okay with this
Cloudy morning walk
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
I was originally going to try to fit in Hiroshima and Miyajima together into the same day, but since the weather was so crappy I decided to just wander around Hiroshima instead
Adds a nice grim moodRead more
Kaisendon
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
I forgot that Hiroshima is a port city which means FRESH SUSHI
Saw this sushi store next to my hotel and had to go in ♥️
Also the waitress either thinks I'm a dumb or mute Japanese person
More peace park
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
I have so many photos of this park lol
Carp city
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Apparently the castle in Hiroshima is known as the carp Castle (presumably because it has a lot of moats) and it's become so loved that they even bangedi their baseball team after them
And of courseRead more
Recognizable foreigners
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
I keep bumping into this one couple around town and everytime I see them they're kissing or playing around with each other with excessive PDA and the locals are always staring and presumably makingRead more
Carp Castle
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
I disappointingly did not see any carps while I was there
Culture shock
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The British tourists next to me are very intrigued by the presence of tennis courts and Ubers
Peace park, but now with sun!
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Seriously I had to go near the park anytime I was going from place to place so I went to this place A LOT
Dinner with theatrics
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
It's fairly entertaining to watch your own dinner being made
Now in the form of Hiroshima style okonomiyaki! Sooooo much better than the Osaka version imo! The noodles make it so much better but alsoRead more
The fangirl in me is happy
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
I was not kidding about the magikarp promos LOL
Also the entire department store plays Pokemon music LOL
It's kind of creepy
December 19, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
So fun story the dome is freaky at night
By the way i bought a momo pouch
December 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
The pouch that was left with me is sort of flimsy so I wanted to get a thicker one (I am so not used to having cash let alone COINS)
And I'm in Japan so of course I am getting a super cute one
Urban sketchers morning!!
December 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
I decided to actually urban sketch and ta daaaah
Featuring my coffee and newly purchased copics! And a seldom selfie to show how warm I was feeling in the sun
There's a lot of clapping going on
December 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Also this group of Canto speaking people kept trying to clap at another group of Canto speaking people across the river
Hiroshima is a port town
December 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Which is just a great excuse to have sushi
Weird origin stories
December 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
to the island!!!
December 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Even though I know the gate is under construction 😭
The deer are starting to invade
December 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
My personal space. They already own the island as far as I can see
IT'S BEAUTIFUL
December 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
😭😭😭😭😭😭
Thanks for the honesty
December 20, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C