A wish fulfilled.

I had my Tattoo appt today. I found this guy a few years ago in an article about the best tattoo artists in Japan. I’ve been following him on Instagram ever since.
When I decided to change my plans and come to Tokyo, I knew it was time to schedule an appt with him.
His studio is about 35 minutes outside of Central Tokyo in a little village called Shimbata.
I was smart, and got a taxi out there. It was a nice ride and I got to see things from a different perspective. And it was cool inside the taxi.
We pulled up to this little place. And down a small 1/2 lane was his studio. The area was residential and so peaceful and quiet.
He and his assistant were so nice and polite, making me feel very comfortable. It took about few hours and was an easy session. It didn’t hurt as much as other areas have.
We talked for a while afterward and all in all, it was a very peaceful experience.
When I left, I walked down the lane and came to the village center. I popped into a small quirky store that had all kinds of candy. I got some for my friend’s kids. Lol, I have no idea what any of it is, but that the fun part, right?
I when over to the train station, it is an outdoor one, and it seemed like we had stepped back in time.
Next to the train platform, there was this little restaurant with a takeaway window and these 2 older ladies selling these thick pancake with filling on the inside. The ladies were very nice, I typed on Google translate what I wanted and it was no trouble. They boxed them up for me and waved me on my way.
It’s just very peaceful here. My mind and heart needed this. The calm and gentle nature of the
Japanese is something I’ve been missing in my day to day life. Not my home life, but the people who I come face to face with on a daily basis, are generally not very gentle, some are kind, but not vey patient.
I know it isn’t perfect here at all. But the reserved patient attitudes of the Japanese is something I would like to see more of.
So I’m tired and going to bed early. I’ve given myself permission to hang around tomorrow, maybe read.Baca lagi