Hectic...

A lot has happened. A lot has been happening. A lot is happening and a lot will happen soon.

My dad arrived last Tuesday, and seems to be really enjoying his time in Japan so far. Last week he took the first couple of days of his stay to settle in to Japan, after suffering surprisingly little (if any) jey-lag. Since then I have tried to cram as much Japanese culture (traditional and popular) into his time here as possible. We have eaten at Mossburger, many an izakaya. a Yaki Niku Restaurant, the famous okanomiyaki building in Hiroshima as well as sashimi, yaki tori and any number of different Japanese snacks. At the minute he is in Yokohama or Tokyo,.

On Sunday we went to Hiroshima, witch was, of course, a very harrowing experience. However, away from the peace gardens and an excellent museum, here is plenty to be enjoyed in the city. We visited the island of Miyajima, famous for a floating tori gate (entrance to a shrine) as well as boasting some beautiful gardens and otgher Japanese architecture such as pagodas and temples. We also went to Hiroshima Castle .

On Tuesday, after returning from Hiroshima on the Monday night, we went into Nagoya to eat, and then watch a baseba;; game (my 2nd and my dad's 1st). It was really entertaining- and the home team won, so the atmosphere was really good.

Next...off to Kyoto on Saturday before 5 of my frioends arrive on Sunday. Looks like I will be a tour guide for the next few weeks or so!