![](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/screeech/In%20Asia/2007%20-%20September/IMG_1435.jpg)
I'm here in Kure now. My month in Maebashi is up, and I'll be finishing out my contract in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture. This shit is heeeeeeeelllla far from Tokyo.
Over 7 hour train ride from Maebashi. I broke up the ride with a bottle of wine in Ueno park, in the middle of Tokyo, so I was nice and relaxed for the 5 hour shinkansen ride. I was sure to pick up some omiyage before I left though!
![](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/screeech/In%20Asia/2007%20-%20September/IMG_1427.jpg)
I've seen these things for sale in Tokyo train stations ever since I got here. I guess banana's grow in Tokyo? Well, whatever, I got some. I thought the idea of banana's from Tokyo would be a funny ice breaker with my new staff... but they didn't seem to find any humor in it. Actually, it's been 3 days and no one but your's truly has sampled the Tokyo Banana. Tastes like a Twinkie with banana filling. Yum.
![](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/screeech/In%20Asia/2007%20-%20September/IMG_1432.jpg)
What is Kure like? Well, so far it's...nice. It is kinda a cove, surrounded by lush mountains on 3 sides, and a bustling port on the other. I have heard of nice beaches nearby, and some good hiking in the hills. I don't know what social life is like here yet, since the other teacher here just started last week. I can easily see myself relaxing for the next 3 months, saving some money, studying some Japanese or whatever.
But maybe I'll discover some way to spend all my money.
![](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/screeech/In%20Asia/2007%20-%20September/IMG_1438.jpg)
Some totem pole from Kure's sister city in Washington state.
![](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/screeech/In%20Asia/2007%20-%20September/IMG_1443.jpg)
These paintings remind me of Kawagoe.
The Kure apartment is the shit!
FYI, here's a video of my apartment in Maebashi.
Next: Gotta explore the west. Hiroshima, Miya-jima, and Shikoku are a couple of the tourist destinations. Also, Osaka and all that shit is fairly close, maybe a few hours away.
1 comment:
Holy shit, Brian! They hooked you up with a great apartment! So this is what they reward you with after they placed you in the cuts.:D
Post a Comment