12/17 Japan Diary #4 - Kamakura
Going to Asakusa had been fun, but I was looking forward to going to Kamakura because it would be a nice group of us - Roxanne and I, the American international students, and the "tutors" from the International Studies Department, Kanako-san, Eriko-san, and Miho-san. All of us met at Tokyo station, and I'll admit, it felt like something straight out of an anime. I'd gotten so used to seeing Japanese landmarks in pictures, it felt just a little bit magical to see them right in front of my eyes. We boarded the train to Kamakura, passing double-level trains and shinkansen, which I'd never seen before, on the way. I made a mental note, to try those trains next time I had the chance. I suppose because it was Sunday morning, the trains were pretty empty. The five of us were able to sit down all in row. On the way, Roxanne and I chatted about different things we'd learned in our time here, the struggles of learning the language. In particular, we wondered a...
