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Hi!
Im well hope you are too.
I think I told you I was staying at Yukino Tsukiyamas place - I stayed with
her last time I was in Tokyo.
Im not going to Wakayama, it would be too expensive.

Its raining here today, and not just qualls here and there but RAIN all day! I
went and looked at this place called DAIBA, its a man made island on the bay
of tokyo and theyve got all these exibit-ish like places. I was way early and
had to wait around having a latte for a little bit. Went in and had a look at
the most ridiculous department store Ive ever seen in my life, it had a fake
painted blue sky and was playing silly music. Toyota had a show on there and
also a universal design exhibit too.

Saturday was fun too. Caught the subway and then train to Shinjuku, a major
district in Tokyo, and then went west out of the city on the highway. The lady
next to me in the airoplane invited me to go with her and her group to go
grape picking in Yamanashi prefecture. Beforehad we stopped in a country town
and had pork hootate, a hot and wholesome noodle soup, and then we got in the
car and after getting a little lost and asking at a 7 11 for directions, we
got to the grape picking place... ate heaps and heaps of grapes, then took
some up and squished them with boots, drained the juice and drank it. Then we
went inside and drwe labels for the wine thats made there (its a winery).
afterwards we went to an Onsen (hot spring bath) and just sat in the water for
ages looking at the mountains and the (cloudy) sky.

It was already dark when we left there. Had to doze in the car on the way home
I was exhausted!

Went out on the town in Roppongi at this trendy bar called HEARTLAND I know
its very Japanese and had some HEEARTLAND beers. It was at the new Roppongi
Hills shopping complex which is in walking distance of where Im staying. Im
staying in SHIROKANE TAKANAWA. Its actually a very exclusive part of Tokyo, in
fact the most expensive so practiacally Im staying in the most expensive part
of Japan! So its very safe and sound. Theres alot of international consulates
around and alot of GEINOUJIN or famous people like actors and actresses life
around there not to mention well to do buisinessmen etc.

Ive decided to try and walk to places at least once because it helps me
orientate myself (plus its way cheaper than the trains and subway, which are
separate and you have to pay each time)

anyway ill try and email again when I find a computer next, its strange
because everywhere you look theres machines and techoology, but its so hard to
find a computer with internet access and a telephone! Ive been told public
phones are on the way out in Japan with more and more people using Mobile
phones instead.

hear from you soon!

Mathieu