December 10, 2012
Chase's December web post
Chase Here,
This has been my second month of being in Japan and life is getting a little easier.
Because my Japanese is getting better it is easier to get around with the trains and buses. Lately I have been doing more exploring around my host family's area and have been trying to find points of interest.
On the weekends I often borrow my host family’s bike and just head out in a direction and find things. I have been trying to keep track of how many little shrines and temples I come across; at this point I have found 5 shrines and 2 temples.
Oji Shrine, nearby Seiritsu Junior and Senior High School.
Source: http://japanbits.blogspot.jp
I find it fun to just bike through the endless winding urban sprawls that lead me to interestingly styled houses with gardens filled with mandarin orange trees, to multileveled shopping malls with all sorts of interesting merchandise inside. I plan to keep exploring the area around my house but also start traveling around Tokyo more, there is so much to see!