Japan

Well, my Japan trip is turning out a little boring - after sleeping for half of the plane trip, I slept for twelve hours at the hotel (from where I'm currently accessing the internet through a 'timetron'), ate breakfast (oh man, they have chips in the buffet .. total bacon and chip buttie time) and here I am. Aside from two convenience stores, it doesn't look like there's anything within walking distance, and the place seems to be allergic to providing people with maps. My flight leaves too soon to really let me go anywhere fun (even the buses into Narita city would only give me fifteen minutes there before I'd have to leave), so I guess I'll just have to come back some other time.

This non-city area (Narita) doesn't really feel all that different from Thailand, just cleaner and with even more politeness. And shop staff who will speak in English to the blonde european in front of me, but then refuse to believe I don't understand Japanese when it's my turn. Curse this half-asianness!