I arrived in Tokyo, Japan, on May 23rd to visit some friends. They live in Shinagawa, which has lots of fun shops and yummy restaurants. I was able to enjoy a meal at BOBOS , which specializes in organic vegetables.
Since then I have moved to Kyoto. It's not too hot so far, although I've heard that the temperature is slowly creeping past 29 degrees C!
On Wednesday (5/26) I was able to visit the Jukoin Temple, a subtemple of the Daitokuji Temple. It is the temple of the "san-Senke", the three historical households descended from the tea master Sen no Rikyu. Usually, the temple is closed to the public. But with special permission, I was able to view the wonders of the Jukoin. hehe. Inside, I saw the famous wall panels by Kano Eitoku and his father Shoei. Wonderfully, it faces a lovely garden...
We then visited the Konnichian, which was unsurprisingly serene. My mom had told me about a well that kind of smells (methane) near the main gate...I found it. It was cool and has propelled my interest in studying tea further...
Yesterday I met my future classmates at the KCJS Orientation in Doshisha University's Fusokan. Everyone seems excited to be here, but there sure are lots of grad students and upperclassmen!
Today I took the placement test from 9:30AM to 11:45AM. That was it for the day, but later at 1:30PM I had lunch with a friend's friend who's working at UBS soon. We had coffee at the café in Meitokukan, which has pretty good tea at a decent price. That was fun...
(Meitokukan!)
Excellent start!
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