Last sunday I met somebody I haven’t seen in almost 2 years. My host sister Mai from Nagoya was in the area so we were able to catch up and have dinner in Sakuragicho.

We went to, I forget the name in Japanese, but it’s an old red brick warehouse that has been converted into a shopping center. As we got close to it we could hear music. It sounded like a show was going on. Once we got there, we could see a huge crowd standing next to the gates to get into the live (without tickets - like us) listening to the music and watching him perform on the large screen next to the stage.

It was a fun two and a half hours or so conversing almost entirely in Japanese. It’s kind of shocking how far my Japanese has come in last almost 2 years now. It’s even shocking how far it has come in the last 7/8 months in Japan. I’ve still got a long way to go though - learning more academic words and the basic words that I’ve missed somehow.

An odd thing of note, kind of funny actually I think, and only worth noting as it has happened twice in the last week. I’ve noticed that when people comment on my Japanese (saying that it is good or something of that sort), I seem to have this habit of not understanding the next sentence. It’s like I’m subconsciously trying to prove them wrong or something.

It’s late. I’ve got to study for biology and my kanji quiz tomorrow. I bit you all goodnight.

Update: Replaced photo with a better one from Mai.

At Tully’s in Sakuragicho

Purikura with one of her friends that lives in the area.