I'm back!!

Now I shall spam you with pictures of mostly... food.

So the summary for this journal is this:

I went to a land called, Japan, on the 19th autumn of my youth in search of destiny. However, It was after I was cast to a land far far away, that I have long lost my hopes and dreams. Every night I found myself tossing and turning, wondering where has my essence gone. Yes, I am sheltered and I am free to walk around the bounds of this country urging me to call it home. But my passion whispers to me day in day out across the seas.

So finally I decided to escape this cage of a sanctuary and followed the voices which beckon to me as I sleep.

Those unstable carriages flew me across the oceans which seem like forever. But when I step foot on my promise land, it showed me wonders which I thought was never possible.



So back to my normal way of telling stuff to you guys--- IT WAS AWESOME SHIT.

*WARNING BIG PICTURES* too lazy to resize them so sue me.

I started my journey with



Together we started in Canada. And had a connecting flight going to Seattle then to Narita Airport.

I SWEAR I'LL NEVER GET A CONNECTING FLIGHT EVER AGAIN!!! Northwest airlines keep changing gates with out warning and flights get cancelled with out earlier notice.

SO anyway, our first dilemma! We found out that our hotel resevation was a day late. We will have no housing for the first night!? I DONT THINK SO BABY!! so we tried calling --pay phones freaking expensive-- costs me about $15 to call Japan. Then at the middle of me changing the reservation dates--- I RAN OUT OF CREDIT and had to do it over again. SHIT SHIT SHIT.

But we got on the plane anyway, not knowing if we had to sleep in the airport the first day oTL

But oh hey we managed to get one some how so here's the first picture!

NIGHT VIEW IKEBUKURO, as I call it YAOI CITY. where fujoshi's (yaoi fans) dreams are all over the place and sources are everywhere, more frequent than 711s.



I dont remember accordingly where we went but I'll just summarize what I can think of...

FIRST OFF is....

my first breakfast.



LOL NO IM KIDDING.

We stayed at SUNSHINE PRINCE HOTEL which is mostly ideal because about 5 minute walk is the mall and the anime store and a language school and K-books and Mandarake which is second hand anime collection store, traders and doujinshi places.

We went to "ANIMATE" which is pronounced as "a-ni-mei-to" and I only have a picture of my first stash. I have about x4 more of these huhuhuh MY STUFFS -omnomnom-



and I'm so freaking happy that those collectors boxes which you get a random character i got...

OKITA!!!!!! from hakuoki IM SO FREAKING HAPPY NYAHAHHAHA altho i had to buy a lot =v= hm yeah. worth it.



I love the weird stuff I found in "TOKYU HANDS" which is a store with random stuff =v=

These are toilet paper O_O




lol yeah wipe ur ass with money nyahahah!!

SO yeah everywhere you go--- go get cake.


I MEAN THATS NOT MY POINT.

Every where you go, you get around by TRAINS.


EVery station has a distinct music. I like the music in "Takadanobaba" hahah

This is the entrance where you insert the ticket to get in and make sure to get it at the other side because you cant get out with out it hahaha


Tickets look like this, you get them in automated machines, you get the one worth where you are going ---duh oTL


SO anyway I will throw you random pictures and tell you about it...



Like this cake... oh yeah baby... you're my sexy uke tonight.

AHEM... I mean yeah...



One time we were going back from the hotel we saw this in front of the arcades! RILAKUMA!!! SO HUGE AND BIG HEADED HAHAHAHAH ILOVEIT! it was so cute... and was dancing I WANT TO BRING IT HOME.

and that led to this...


that's ~KralleCries

Rilakuma pajamas.

CANNOT MISS OUT ON THESE YOU HAVE TO BUY THEM

in Tokyu Hands go buy all the writing materials in all shapes and colors!!! ITS THERE!



and some cake.



and take pictures! (~KralleCries in the pic)

IM SO SORRY ITS MY OBSESSION OKAY!?

AND THEN YOU GO BUY ALL THE NENDROIDS!!!!!!!!!!!



I was actually looking for KAITO oTL but he was freaking out of stock-- I swear I'm gonna break the glass and just nab him out the store!!!

I bought this PENCIL BOX TOO

WHich I stuffed with copics because they were CHEAP. AT least way cheaper than what I can get in Canada.


Ikebukuro has posters like this YAOI YAOI LOVE casually in their boards....



WHEN IT'S TIME TO EAT YOU GOTTA EAT YOU KNOW



We also went to ASAKUSA which is the famous temple place, we got our fortunes told. It was 100 yen each so we paid 50yen each so we can share -_-;;; hhohoho

It was GOOD!! and thank god it had translation hehehe



Then we got these ice cream in cone like sandwich thinger IT WAS DELICIOUS!!! oh all about the food again ahhaha


and of course when you go with me, you have to know how to eat the good ones!



TEMPURA WAS SO BIG ITS LIKE LOBSTER AND NOT PRAWN ANYMORE OTL

and then another stop was at HARAJUKU with all the cool gothic stuff you can buy!!



This is takeshita-dori, the street where everyone goes, shopping for mostly clothes and awesome crepes!

and one of my favorite spots..... AHEM AHEM TAMAGOCHI STORE O3O HURHURHUR


We ate at Yoshinoya, we had it in the Philippines but it was never this good!!



and I bought a bunch of cosplay stuff BECAUSE THEY WE CHEAP HAHAHAH!!! OH YES BABY.

and again with the food---

HEAVEN SENT TONKATSU!!! SO HEAVENLY YOU'LL GO TO HEAVEN WHEN YOU EAT IT!





DONT FORGET YOU HAVE TO EAT DESSERT!!!! always~

....twice.


AND AT SOME POINT YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A GERMAN IN YOUR BED



LMAO LMAO LMAO!!!!!! NO IM JOKING, This was drawn by before I left so I brought it around with me hahaha xDDDD So yeah it was like Hino's essence BECAUSE SHE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE WITH US DAMNIT but yeah oTL huhuh


ANYWAY if you love to cosplay!!! YOU HAVE TO GO TO A-COS which is also branched out my "animate"


YOU'LL FIND ALL THE COSTUMES, WIGS AND PROPS IN ALL SIZES AND COLORS!!!


On our second to the last day we met up with



WHO I OWE SO MUCH!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH MASA FOR TAKING ME AROUND AND SUCH I WOULDNT GO ANYWHERE IN LIFE WITH OUT YOU!!!!!!

We were to meet in front of ANIMATE at about 10-11 but we didnt know what we looked like O_O;;; SO yeah... we stood there.... for the whole hour.... wondering if it's each other already hahaha oTL

Finally I asked in my stupid broken Japanese if she spoke English and sure it was MASA!!! hahahah

First we ate breakfast/ lunch in a ramen shop!



IT WAS DELICIOUS O__O

Then we went to Shibuya! To go see her manga school!!

IT WAS EPIC!!! SO FREAKING EPIC!!!

There was loads of walking, I'm not used to it because all I do in Canada is hibernate.

She talked to the front desk girl and I have no clue what they were talking about I was just following her around hahaha xDDD

and at some point O_O

we were being led to an office with lots of epic art around me

@_____@ WHAT IS THIS!?!?!? THEN THEN THEN

OH SHIT---

THE PRESIDENT WENT IN!!! (she was a cool looking rich looking refined aged lady)

HUH!?!?! WHY!!!?!??! I HAVE NO IDEA! OTL

All I know is I was scared lololol and nervous. Masa and her talked, Not sure what about but then she started asking me questions too and from what I could fish out I answered oTL URGH URGH MY FAILZ anyway I think it was clear that I still had to go to a language school first hahahah so yeah she took some records for me and a loot bag OvO;; of all about the school AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!! IVE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED SCARED AND ANXIOUS IN ALL MY LIFE!!!

THAT MANGA SCHOOL---- IS THE BEST DREAM I EVER HAD----- I'LL MAKE IT REALITY!!!! >__<

We also went to animate in Shibuya and Masa helped me get the point card WAHAHAH FINALLY I HAVE ONE I SHALL FRAME IT IN CANADA (since I cant use it hahah oTL) and went to Mandarake and K-books!!
then
We ate at a dessert cafe!!!




I wasnt expecting it at all @__@ BUT THANK YOU MASA FOR TREATING US OTL OTL OTL

I apologize we only gave you Miga...

Dunno what miga is?

THAT'S MIGA.... CANADIAN OLYMICS MASCOT and two other hahaha

SO

then we went to SHINJUKU

We went to KINOKUNIYA which is a book store! I bought more artbooks there =v= and


Hakouki x2, Pixiv (Japanese DA), Minami Haruka, TogaInu no Chi, Sweet Pool, Pandora Hearts, etc.)

we also went to this art store called "SEKAIDO" WHICH HAS ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING!!!
Masa showed me the things they normally use to make manga, which is mostly tradition things like G pens where you even have to dip in ink, and there the tones you manually cut out and such

TAT I WAS STOKED IT WAS GORGEOUS AND MADE MY HEART BLEED WITH HAPPINESS



and Then before we separated she took us in a store which sold COPICS!!! AAAA DAMN COPICS I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!

She also showed me which kind of sketch book to use, I should have gotten more hahaha!!!

THANK YOU AGAIN MASA FOR EVERYTHING!!! SHE EVEN LEND ME ALL HER POINT CARDS HAHAHA and her address to get my point card

ahahahah I was in heaven <3 <3 <3

and we separated in Shinjuku station.... during rush hour too xD;;; AFter I waved, I looked back to see O_O she was already among the sea of people oTL

We went to Suidobashi on our last day



and got these GORGEOUS SEME TAKOYAKI THEY WERE HUGE AND ONLY 500 YEN! (about $5)





My last view of Ikebukuro before we left....

and then my last meal in the airport. with kralle's last coins....


I ended up with 67 yen in 5 and 1's =_=;; that's like...cents.

we ended up being delayed in portland on our connecting flight for 8 FUCKING HOURS!!!!!! because our original flight was cancelled with out notice we had to check the gates and saw the screen it said cancelled and had to go to information to get our tickets transfered and shit

I HATE HATE HATE CONNECTING FLIGHTS!!! specially to USA because you have to get your check in baggage again for customs and security.

I dont know what possessed me to have this....

It was risky because I had no american dollars, and both my credit cards were clean 0.

And it wasnt even worth it oTL


IT WAS AUTHENTIC FISH AND strike>CHEAPS CHIPS

and... the flight home.



and next thing I knew....

I'm awake.

Back in Canada.....

Oh Honda Kiku you stole my heart you bastard I'll come back for you my love!!!






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