foukoka, japan

had my visa re-issued outside of korea last weekend. meaning i got to travel to foukoka, japan on the school's dollar. they even paid for my meals! i didn't do much besides walk around. i tried to get some manga things, but found it nearly impossible, and when found, extremely expensive. so i enjoyed all the hello kitty stores, expensive fashion stores, great street food, and all the walking.

a fairly grey arrival day, but all i had to do was drop off paper work 

so many options | so often

 i didn't realize how much i missed obnoxious subway advertisements 

(like the ones i used to see in china)

till i saw this one. they claim 100+ individual variations... meh

men only. kthx.

edema-me, cucumber, delish japanese chicken salad and tea started off my night of ridiculous eating extravagance

the advert i sat next to without noticing till i got up.. giggle

mmmmm... rainbow mountain blend

this octopus fried yummy-ness was a good snack

till i found the most amazing pork ramen ever. hands down.

i even signed my name here... in korean: 첼 세 아 [chel-se-a]

the street my ramen came from

7-11 | seven and holdings | japan

why, hello Colonel

i see these in seoul a lot too, but i saw it way more in japan... this i got to see in action too.

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so my evening in a nut shell pretty much was me walking around goofing off with my camera and stuffing my face! i had to be back the consulate office bright and early so i headed back to sun life 2.3 early in the evening and decided i would walk past a few shrines and temples on my way to the consulate for my passport.

please call me here

 

i now know why my dad said they eat crow on sticks... they are massive

if i could choose where to live in japan... i think it would be something similar to this.. or a super high rise, i can't decide

terraced acros building... you can walk through the terraces to, that was nice, they had water falls

of course there were arcades, on nearly every street corner, this one had a space invader though

smoking and walking | it does nothing for you, so don't do it in foukoka

huge carp in a lake with no fishing... oh my 

and please at the end of your journey rest your weary feet on a friendly mini yak foot-stool

thx.