The flight from Detroit to Tokyo took 13 hours and 45 minutes-not a big deal for me, but the stress definitely showed on the others. Things were actually going pretty well until Rick got stuck in the bathroom. Also, EmmaLi fell asleep right away on top of me, so no getting up for me. With no one to stop them, Laiken and Russell started fighting nonstop and I think EmmaLi drooled on me a little.
Now we're in Tokyo, Japan's capitol. We plan to spend the first eight or nine nights in a hostel that caters to foreign student research. I'm actually a little worried about my suitcase because the group was giving it funny looks. EmmaLi and Rick are checking us into the hostel (cheaper than hotels), while I think Laiken and Russell are still bickering. If they don't settle down soon, this is going to be a long trip.
On our way in to Tokyo we got a brochure of "Ten Really Interesting Facts About Japan", that we thought we should share:
1. Over 70% of Japan consists of mountains. The country also has over 200 volcanoes.
2. The literacy rate in Japan is almost 100%.
3. Japanese people have an average life-expectancy that is 4 years longer than Americans.
4. Japan has the second lowest homicide rate in the world and is considered to have the lowest cruime rate in the world.
5. Japan’s unemployment rate is less than 4%.
6. Japan consists of over 6,800 islands.
7. Japan has around 1500 earthquakes each year!
8.Japan is considered the largest country in producing automobiles.
9.The major religions in Japan are Buddhism and Shintoism. However, practicing religion does not significantly impact Japanese.
10.Japanese food is considered the most nutritious and healthy food in the world.
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| Outer view of our hostel |
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| Surprisingly spacious bedrooms! |
-Ryan
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