I'm in Japan
I could write about a lot of things, but I'll mention a few little things because I only have a few minutes.

Last night, a few of us walked around some part of Tokyo. The most
interesting area was a little alleyway that had 50 teensy restaurants
that were like 4 square feet, with one person behind a counter cooking
stuff, and ten sardine-like Japanese businessmen at a counter, eating
and drinking and smiling. The suits seemed odd, because the
restaurants looked like something out of the 1900's Japan that I
imagine. the alley was only 5 feet wide, and the walls were high, and
it was very organic; the way buildings and roads look when they've
evolved to their current state through countless additions, rather
than through architecture and construction. We walked out of the
alley, and right into the traffic and people and 100-foot high neon
signs. odd. I'm told they don't have eminent domain here, so if
someone doesn't want to sell, they don't have to; so you'll see
skyscrapers and a thatched hut right next to each other.

In about an hour, we're going to a Sumo competition. I guess they
bought tickets a while ago, and it's hard to get tickets close to the
event. Should be a unique experience.