Its a hopping good time here

Iiyama Japan can be known for several things. Skiing, being Japan’s home town, and its frogs… You can’t go ten feet without almost stepping on the little green buggers. They don’t even have the decency to sit still long for a good photo, though I have somehow managed to capture a few. Even worse than the little green ones are the little black one, that blend in almost perfectly with the pavement and have caused me to almost fall on my face in an effort to avoid them numerous times.

Apart from the small frog problem, it is gorgous here. Plus its been a great place to work on my photography skills. It rains a lot here so there is moss everywhere. I think I'm in heaven... I’m going to keep this one short and just show you a bunch of photos. Miss you all!

Time to creep on people...

I don't understand how everyone on in Japan is at least mildly attractive. The girls are the most adorable and pretty things ever, the children are absolute dolls and the guys all have awesome hair. There must be something in the water... I have the urge to just kidnap someone and take them home with me they are so cute. And don't get me started on the adorableness that is the kids in their school uniforms. I would go to a Japanese school just so I could get to wear one of those uniforms.

It seems like half the pictures camera are creeper ones. Discrete shots of people when they are not looking taken from far away or inside the bus.... These are always taken with a small amount of shame, but I just can't help myself! Now I'm off to creep on more poor unsuspecting people tomorrow, wish me luck!

Sticking Out Like a Sore Thumb Has Never Been Easier!

After a grueling about 17 hours stuffed on a plane, we finally made it to Japan. The flight left my butt completely numb and a hate for screaming children on a plane, but alive. Once in the airport bathrooms, everyone clustered around to take pictures of the single traditional Japanese toilet and dare each other to try. No soul was brave enough yet to try.

We got to out hotel after midnight once we stopped a little store to buy some much needed food and drinks. The vending machines were fascinating and we weren't able to read anything-not that that stopped a couple kids from ordering burgers. I got these delicious little koalas filled with chocolate. They were almost to cute to eat, but hunger won out in the end.

After finally arriving at the hotel sometime after midnight, and then waking up at four-thirty in the morning thinking it was eight because it was so bring out, there hasn't been much sleeping going on. But even running on six hours or less of sleep, I'm wide awake. Japan is amazing! We visited the Meiji Shrine and the place was breath taking. It is in the middle of Tokyo but it does not seem like that at all. Its surround by a forest and its completely quiet. You don't want to talk in more then a whisper while you're there. We purified ourselves with water and then prayed inside the alter.

After that we went shopping in Harajuku for a little while. The fashion is amazing there. But since I have to get up again, I bid you a farewell.