Back To Tokyo

Just drove in to Tokyo late last night. I'll be here until at least the seventh, but I don't have anything to do until the 15th so I might extend my stay a bit to hunt for a job. Last night I stayed at my friend's host-family's house (that's their house/dog (named Benkei) below), and starting today until the 7th I'll be staying in the city I lived in briefly in Chiba-ken, Kashiwa.

So what am I doing today? Hanami, bitches. Fuckin' cherry blossom picnic party extravaganza. Its gonna be brutal. Followed by a night out with some friends at a spot we used to frequent in Kashiwa. This shit is SICK compared to my mundane life in Iwate... god damn I need to find a new job. Tomorrow has me seeing one of my new favorite Japanese bands, Gotsu Totsu Kotsu (self-described Samurai Death Metal - these guys chew up and spit out a fretboard like no-one's business) with another old friend in Shinjuku at a club called Antiknock. Despite it being Sunday night, I'm pretty sure that's going to be the defining out-all-night experience of this trip to Tokyo.

Also, let's talk about mutton chops.