Tokyo - Landing

Arriving in Tokyo via the Narita Airport, losing a day because of time zones, adds an extra bit of the surreal to the beginning of a 6-month journey of living in Japan and studying traditional Japanese arts and crafts. With the previous 6-months being consumed with planning and imagining how it will be; suddenly there is a shift - a conflation of what will be and what is.

At the International House in Roppongi, I felt immediately welcomed by the hospitality of the staff and by the kind handling of our Japan-US Friendship Commission (JUSFC) contacts Christopher and Manami.
Never having been to Japan before, I was impressed by the meticulously tended Japanese Garden with blossoming plum and cherry trees, the rice paper sliding screens and the space-aged bathroom.






The most delicious and anticipated breakfast I've ever tasted.