to a “hmmm, i wonder if i could live here” trip. i might get a new job in the Kanto region (general Tokyo area) next year, and i wanted to see what it’s really all about—beyond Shinjuku, Roppongi, and Harajuku. i stayed with my friend in a gaijin house on the outskirts of town, and explored a lot of residential areas. the first day was rainy and crappy and miserable, and rent is horrendously expensive, but…

yeah. i think i want to live there. :)