Just arrived in Japan this afternoon. It's 10:46PM, which means it's 6:46AM to my tired self who is still on PDT time. I've been posting pictures in my trip album as I go along- look for more to come as the trip progresses.

Day 1 observations:

• Narita Airport (the major airport for international flights, like SFO) is actually about 1.5-2 hrs away from downtown Tokyo. Along the bus ride from the airport to the hotel, I refrained from napping so that I could check out Japan. One thing that struck me was how green it was. Makes me think Ireland is this way as well. Also, I saw tons of Toyota cars, but models that I've never heard of before. For example, the Toyota Comfort? Interesting.


• Just about everyone has been talking to me in Japanese right off the bat, which makes me think that I don't look as different as I thought I would because I'm from America.


• Knowing Japanese would be a HUGE HELP right about now!

I bought this at a 7-Eleven near the hotel; it was very tasty! If only green tea ice cream were more popular in the U.S.