Asakusa (浅草) with Mr. Know-it-all

[forever_wandering]

We had planned on going to Asakusa at around noon, but since I was still jet lagged and didn't wake up until around 16:30, Y-san* and I ended up going at around 18:00. It wasn't as crowded and everything looked so much more impressive in the dimming light, so despite not being able to spend the entire day there, but it was still really enjoyable. 

Y-san* is one of those people who knows a lot about everything and isn't afraid to show it.
The majority of our conversations begin with "Did you know..." Usually, I don't know, he explains it further, and I learn something new.  I had been to Asakusa a couple of times before going with Y-san, but being there with him and listening to all he had to say made me feel as though I was visiting it for the first time. 

As we made our way down the street, Y-san* tried to get me to "try" just about every treat there was, and I'm sure he did that to bug me about watching my weight. When I finally found a snack I did want to eat, he looks at me with those big eyes of his and asks, "You...want to eat that?!"  Which of course, made me not want to eat it at all. We stared at each other before we started laughing and carried on.  On our way back, we ended up splitting some dorayaki which was what I had wanted to eat in the first place when he teased me! and green tea. 

Oh! Right! No trip to Asakusa is complete without some kind of omiyage!
Y-san* bought me a little cellphone strap with the five yen and sandals attached. I thank him but explain that I already had a new cell phone strap I had purchased the day before. "But," he begins to say, "Look. This one jingles." He shakes it a bit, and it does indeed jingle. I nod slowly, thinking it was very unlike him to be attracted to something noisy. He must have sensed my confusion because he finishes with, "If you have this on your phone, I can't lose you and I always know when you're coming." 

.....So I'm like a cat, Y-san*? 

"I like cats." He says and proceeds to put it on my cellphone. "Plus..well, we won't discuss how you always get lost. I like cats. Lets leave it at that." 

We left it at that and headed back to the station, my new cellphone strap jingling jangling all the way.  

Y-san= My friend's name starts with a Y, but in order to protect his privacy, I did not use his full name. 

Comments

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess it's easier if you live closer to Tokyo, ne? ^-^

[kurikuribebi]

True!

But for some reason it feels like people who live close to/In Tokyo never go anywhere except for...Tokyo. Or at least, they never blog about their trips? I know thats my case. I have tons written down but nothing uploaded ^^;;;;

Most of the travel blogs for Japan that I read are by people outside of Tokyo.

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

I think there's enough information on Tokyo anyways, so I think some of them just assume it's not necessary to provide even more.
I think the same to be honest.

As I run out of places to go, I go for the really not so well-known things and most of the time there's NO information in English AT ALL ... sometimes not much in Japanese either! I try to build something up that gives more information about those less known places as well.
Although lately I'm running out of energy.

Maintaining my new blog is really more than a part-time job and with a full-time job, moving soon and other things I wanna do, it's just too tough :(

On the other hand, nobody said I have to build it up in a day. I can take my time, right?

I'll make sure to ask you for advice on Tokyo if I ever need any then :D

[kurikuribebi]

Hm, I guess you have a point there!
Most of the blogs I've read though, have tons on clubs, shopping, restaurants and events. There aren't so many on the more historical sites...Which is a shame, because there are so many!

When I pick where I go, I look for places that even if they are popular, many foreigners won't go. It gets really annoying having people walk up to me and talk to me in English when I'm trying to enjoy time with my friends.

For instance, there is plenty of information about Minoh, but not so many foreigners go there(After going, I understood why! But that's a topic for another entry, hehe.) When I went, there were about a handful of us and we all raced to the top. Lol.

Hey now, a blog is supposed to be fun! So don't work on it to the point that you get exhausted. =D You have plenty of time to do it, yeah =D.

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

I guess I could continue to blog once I'm a grandmother.
Sitting in front of the computer, typing is something I still can do when I'm old, but who knows if I'd still want to do that then?!

Oh, sounds interesting! Looking forward to that blog post then! ^-^