Tokyo is very large

I've been doing quite a bit of exploring the last couple of days, and for the most part B has been there to guide me around. I definitely miss Kyoto. I have Japanese friends there who are nice and helpful. Also the streets are gridded, and I know my way around pretty well. Furthermore, Kyoto is prettier than Tokyo, from what I've seen so far.

All that aside, Musashi says ,"Do not lament parting on any path whatsoever". And so,I will accept this new city and the opportunities it affords me. In fact, even in the last day, I have become much more accustomed to the train system and have found some parts of Tokyo that I enjoy quite a bit. Particularly, Harujuku is really fun. It is the less expensive fashion district, and there are many people in interesting garb roaming its streets.

Sometime in the next few days or so, I hope to go find the Kodokan. I haven't decided whether or not to bring my gi, or just go check it out first. I'm not sure when classes are exactly, though I'm sure it's posted online somewhere. I can't wait for school to start so that I can join a martial arts club at school. They practice very frequently, but I don't know how the instruction is. If it doesn't turn out to be what I am looking for, I'm sure that i'll be able to find something... somewhere.

I think that my Japanese is coming along pretty well, and intensive language classes start tomorrow. So, I'm bound to keep improving. I think that I was placed lower than I had hoped (we find out for sure tomorrow0, but if it really is the class that I belong in, then it doesn't matter what its name is.

I've been pretty tired at night, and I like to spend as much time as I can out exploring, so my posts may not always be as well composed as they were before, but i will try to do my best.

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