So I flew into Fukuoka, which is in southern Japan. I had to get up at 4am in order to catch the bus that would take me to the airport because my flight was super early. And of course, since it's me, the taxi drive took me to the wrong stop, so I waited in the cold for 30 minutes before I was able to ask someone in broken Korean if I was at the right spot.

Fukuoka is kind of an old city, there are a lot of temples and shrines, so after making my way to the Korean Consulate, I did my touristy business. Let me tell you, Japan is EXPENSIVE. And unfortuantely for me, when I was spending money, I was thinking in Won. Basically US$1 = JP Yen 100 = KR Won 1,200. The cheapest meal I could find was 850 Yen. And souvenirs, I probably spent 4,000 Yen on. The subway alone was 290 Yen for a 20 minutes ride from the airport. I unfortuantely didn't get to eat sushi in Japan (bummer, i know) but I did by authentic Japanese sake for one lucky family member! Hope that stuff keeps, because I have no idea when I can send it back.

Aside from being expensive, there were a lot of places to see. I didn't really know the etiquette for temples and shrines though, so I felt awkward walking in them, not sure if I should be there, or what I should be doing. I walked A LOT while I was there. And I also found out that my shoes that I brought, leak through the bottom. Great. But ya, I walked almost everywhere. There was a bus, basically a tourist bus, that took me in a huge circle around Fukuoka, so I didn't have to walk between the far points.

I would write more, but it's been a long day, so I'm tried. You can check out all my pictures here though: Japan Pictures it's better then just posting a few pics.