Welcome to my little shrine dedicated to Japan!  

As most people would know by now, I have a bit of an addiction to Japan, particularly to the language.  I have been watching English-dubbed Japanese anime since I was a kid, but it was when I got hooked to the J-dorama "Seija no Koushin" that I became interested in learning the language.  I saw an ad in the papers about Japanese language courses and it all started from there! 

I have been to Japan only once and of course, I would love to come back someday!  In the short period that I was there, I was amazed by everything that I saw.  Everywhere I went, there was a mixture of the traditional and the ultra-modern, the uniquely Japanese and the very Western.  You can read all about my experiences in Japan by clicking here.  

Here are some of my personal lists on Japan:

Top 10 places to go to when I go back to Japan

• Nikko Toshogu - the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.
• Universal Studios Japan (Osaka) - I spent most of my time in Japan in Osaka and yet I never had the chance to visit USJ. >_<
• John Lennon Museum (Tokyo)
• The Cavern, Roppongi (Tokyo) 
• Kanazawa - Samurai Land!
• Hakone - famous for its many hot springs/onsen, Hakone Shrine, and a view of the famed Mt. Fuji. 
• Mt. Fuji - Who doesn't want to go to Mt. Fuji??
• Okinawa - I heard life there is totally different, really laid-back and very rustic. 
• Sapporo - Snow country!  Maybe, I could also get to meet the famed "Yuki Onna"! ^_~
• Wherever there are hot springs

Things I want to do when I go back to Japan

• Go through that hole in Todaiji (Nara)

• Stalk Koyasu - Calm down; I'm not serious...I just want to see him in person!

• Meet my Japanese penpals

• Eat at KFC! - OK, I'm a chicken freak...so what?

• Go to a public bath - Maybe someday I will have the courage to go to a public bath. 

• Go to a Catholic church and attend mass - The only time I was able to see a Catholic church was when I was reading a map!

• Cherry blossom viewing

• Climb Mt. Fuji

• Learn calligraphy, taiko and tea ceremony - I don't have many chances to learn them in my own country.  Zannen...

• Go to the Yuki Matsuri (Winter Festival) in Sapporo - Brrr...

Things I don't like about Japan

• Natto - I'm so sorry...I really can't get myself to eat it!

• Extremely cold people of Tokyo - They live very harried lifestyles and have very little time to be kind to others.  I love the Osaka, Kyoto and Miyajima people; they are very friendly, helpful and they like to chat, especially to foreigners.  

• Wasabi - I won't eat wasabi, even if you pay me.  My stomach is not strong enough to digest it.

• Japanese-style toilets - The longer you squat, the more uncomfortable you get.

• Prices of commodities - Takasugiru yo!

You might ask me where my "Things-I-like-about-Japan" list is.  I don't have one, because if I try to list everything I like about Japan, then I will have to make a whole new website for that! ^_^

Speaking of things I like about Japan, what would definitely top that list would be the BISHOUNENS!  I have a partial and preliminary list of real/3D and animated/2D bishies.  Be careful not to drool over yer keyboard, OK? ^_~

Real Bishies	Anime Bishies
Koyasu Takehito - Need I say more??	Aya Fujimiya - from the anime  Weiss Kreuz, (as if you didn't know!)  created by Koyasu Takehito (I *heart* Koyasu!).  Koyasu is also Aya's seiyuu/voice actor.
Kimura Takuya - who doesn't like KimuTaku, anyway?? This guy's illegally gorgeous, he ought to be locked up! ^_^ Doesn't matter if he's married, hehe!	Genjo Sanzo - the kick-ass, bad-mouthing gun-toting monk in Gensomaden Saiyuki.
Kubozuka Yousuke - My love affair with Kubozuka started with the J-dorama "Strawberry on the Shortcake/SOS"!  I am forever indebted to Alice-Sensei for making the class watch it.	Himura Kenshin - also known as Hitokiri Battousai.  Who doesn't know this guy, anyway??
Wada Tsuyoshi - Player number 21 and pitcher for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, champion of the Nippon Professional Baseball League for 2003.	Rukawa Kaede - Player number 11 and super rookie of the Shohoku High basketball team.
Ishihara Nobuteru- Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport...He looks like he stepped out of an anime...or a rock concert.  He's THAT cool!	Saotome Ranma - Of course... my fiancé! ^_~

Gackt, Sakurai Kazutoshi (Mr. Children) and Teru (Glay) should be on the list too...but there are other bishies outside of J-showbiz too!

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