Friday, April 27, 2007

In And Out Of Japan

Met Issaiah at Incheon Airport and we flew to Japan and arrived here about 11am. Met some fella, Jason, sitting next to me, from America. Also met some other people doing the visa run, so I was the guide, as I have been here 5 times now, doing the same thing.

Took the shuttle bus over to the domestic terminal and then got on the subway and got off at Tojinmachi. Walked to the embassy and had something to eat, as it the embassy was shut for lunch until 1.30pm.

Met a fella called Ivan from New Zealand, Martin from Canada and as I said, Jason from America. We had lunch at The Hard Rock Cafe and then checked in at 1.30pm at the embassy or should I say, consulate.

Paid our fee, did the paperwork then head off to find our hotel. We were staying in Hakata, which is full of hotels. Ivan ended up being in the same area and Martin and also Jason wanted to find a hotel in the area.

We all agreed to meet up at 7.30pm to go out for some drinks in the Tenjin area. We could meet back at Hakata Station and go from there. So the plan was set to tour the Tenjin area.]

When we met up at Hakata, Ivan needed to change some money, so he had to back to the airport, which was only about one hour in total. It is impossible to change Korean money here in Japan in any place other than the airport or the banks. Ivan set off and we agreed to meet him back at Hakata at 9pm.

Also, Martin had met a girl, Liz who came along with us. She also was American and lives in Seoul. She hung out with us and we headed to Tenjin. We met a nice Japanese man who showed us where the Happy Cock bar was. He ended up hanging out with us too.

When Ivan met me at the Hakata Station, he had 2 Japanese girls with him. They were very nice and their names were Kastura and Rika. They hung out with us the whole night too. We then found the Happy Cock and paid about 20 dollars for all you could drink all night.....that is right, 20 dollars plus there was free food for about 2 hours. If we had of been the first 50 in the club, it would have only been 10 dollars to drink all night.

The club give you a pink wrist band and that is all you need to show when you order the drinks for the night.

Needless to say, it ended up being a good night and Jason and I left last. We got home about 3am. Slept all morning and now am off to pick the visa up at the embassy. My flight is at 6pm and back to Korea.

Short and sweet, as they say. Very hot and humid here. Japan is not very user friendly for English speaking people. Korea is much better in that respect.

Back to Seoul tonight and meeting up with Sara and Catroina for some food and drinks.

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