Better late than never

I've finally decorated the wall by my bed:




And here are two pictures of Teddygraham I can't wait to print out and hang up:

My new coat!

Costumes!

On Tuesday Gabby, Dana, and I dressed up in Japanese fashion trends for our final presentations. Gabby was ganguro, Dana was lolita, and I was visual kei. Rather than changing right after class, we decided to stay in our costumes and walk around Teramachi and all over downtown Kyoto. Most people acted like we weren't even there, but others (some really hot guys we pass by every day, actually!) took pictures with us! And any foreigner who saw us laughed hysterically – one man almost fell off his bike as he passed by us!

宮島と広島*

*Miyajima and Hiroshima

京都桜*

Kyoto has become absolutely breathtaking.





*Kyoto sakura

Odds and ends

My adorable friends: Maho, Taka, and Shrek.


A sign you will never see at an American music store:

東京 Take Two!

Three hours into the eight-hour drive to Yokohama from Kyoto!


Mount Fuji!


Shinjuku, I think... I forget. The crosswalk is about fifty-feet wide, and when you're there it's so crowded, you can't even see your own feet!




The Imperial Palace, where the Emperor still lives.




I love the juxtaposition of old and new.





Roppongi, the place the US government warns you about, but it didn't seem very dangerous.


Just wandering along downtown.


And my last stop: Akihabara, or Electric Town! Boring during the day, but gorgeous at night!