Coordinates: 37.349306904193625,127.11043775081634
It has been a long time since my last post, therefore a brief summary and after that an explanation of my whereabouts.
Tag Archives: Kyoto–京都
Kyoto – 京都 is a city in Kansai (関西) area in Japan (日本). It is located in a valley and surrounded by hills. It is known to be one of the cultural centres in Japan.
Winter is coming – 冬到来
Coordinates: 35.020507667285315,135.71033477783203
Just right after Halloween had ended, the enterprises in Japan switched their decoration to Christmas inspired themes. So starting from November I could listen to Christmas songs while I went shopping, and admire Santa Claus figurines advertising the latest products. Autumn is known to be the finest season in Kyoto and therefore thousands of domestic and international tourists are streaming into the city to take pictures and buying souvenirs (お土産omiyage - souvenirs A very important word in Japan.) for their friends.
Chapter II – 第二章
The summer vacation is almost at its end and autumn is getting closer. The first semester is definitely over now and changes came with the vacation. Our dormitory was almost empty at the beginning of the vacation but now it is filled up with people again. Almost four dozen new students brought new life into the empty halls. The nights are lively again as they used to be before the break.
September was the month of part-time job and Kanji. Trying to catch up what I was missing to join a higher language course I spent my free time to practice drawing the ancient characters radical by radical. Furthermore recent alterations in my health-related behaviour are torturing and blessing me at the same time and therefore many distractions are necessary. I also re-polished the blog theme and it is more gorgeous and flexible than ever (unless you’re using internet explorer).
Last week orientation sessions started again and with them the language placement was conducted. I successfully entered the aimed course and this semester will be dedicated to the Japanese language. Chapter II begins. 第二章開始.
Back in Kyoto
Coordinates: 35.02239751369149,135.70895106029513
At around 7 am I took the local train to get closer to the next parking area. The way was rather far and I was exhausted when I arrived at my hitchhiking site. But the effort was worth it.
Kyoto – Osaka – Kobe – (almost) Tokushima
Coordinates: 34.02894001118568,134.58758354187012
Sometimes a man has to do, what he has to do. So I decided to use my summer vacation to see more of Japan. Because trains or busses are too expensive (and boring) I travel via hitchhiking. The first destination is Tokushima (徳島).