Settling in to Japanese Life

Sorry for not posting in ages, we`ve been busy settling in. Getting through to-do lists takes so much longer here due to the language barrier but we`re getting there. We have mobiles sorted, mine is 08034647078 and Julie`s is 09091550278. Tried to text Tony and it didn`t work but you should be able to text or call if you need to but no idea how much it might cost. We will have a landline and broadband in a couple of weeks.



Tokyo by night is beautiful, it reminds me of Christmas shopping. At around 6:30 it`s like you`re waiting for them to turn the Christmas lights on. We have been doing a fair bit of shopping. Tons of department stores everywhere selling everything.
The apartment block straight ahead is where we live, on the third floor. The address is below , a few postings earlier (Tokyo Calling). This is the walk home from work and although very urbanized, there is the odd patch of allotment with a little tractor or the odd woman digging potatoes. They sell the produce in a little vending machine. Very well organised. The apartment is lovely, we`ll post some photos soon. It took us a few days to work out all the gadgets and remote controls but we`re settled in now.
Speaking of vending machines, they are everywhere. Pocari Sweat is Julie`s current favourite funny name. The best thing is they sell beer in them too! It`s about 60p for a 330ml 5% Asahi or Kirin beer which goes down well.
This is a shot from Yoyogi Park in central Tokyo. It takes us about 45 minutes to get into the main bits of town from the flat and costs about three pound fifty return so we`ve been popping in on our days off. Lots of Kimonos and singing going on here.