Hello. I Live In Japan Now.

Hello. I Live In Japan Now.

I'm back!

The last couple of weeks have been a bit of a blur. Stuffing my life into a suitcase, flying to Tokyo, starting my life again in Japan. Luckily the impact has been buffered a bit by the wonderful hospitality of my Tokyo-ite cousins Leon and Riya, who have spared so much of their time introducing me to their favourite little pieces of Japan life.

Above we have photos of the O-matsuri (festival) in local Azabu-juban, and a weekend spent at the beach in Shimoda, a few hours south of Tokyo. The festival mostly involved loads of delicious snacks including fish on sticks, frosty cucumbers on sticks, "tornado potato" (must be tried to be believed), and all kinds of grilled seafood. It's more of a novelty for the kids, who will be tempted nearly every two metres by something they can fish for, throw for, pull for or whack for in the hope of winning some brightly coloured, mostly useless toy prize.

The highlight of my Tokyo Introduction Week however was the last two days spent lolling on the beach in Shimoda, snorkelling, swimming, lounging, feasting and running from giant Inoshishi (wild boar).

Yep, it's all happening. And I just cannot wait to get my teeth stuck into Tokyo's design scene. Yokoso!

E.