7.31.07
Fukuoka, Japan – adult-packed arcades, cars driving on the other side of the road, melodies announcing every crossable crosswalk, infinite beverage vending machines, cartoons everywhere and on everything, graphic novels, capsule hotels, $6 starting-fee taxis, $5 coins, real sushi, double-priced electronics, and god-knows how much more.
Between a hostel the first night and a capsule motel our last night, my roommate david and I were resolved to ‘bum-shelter’ when every hotel (of about 15) was full Saturday night. We ended up staying in a half-finished motel for half the night until we freaked out and moved to some park benches later, only to be eaten by mosquitoes and assailed by the deafening noise of mate-searching cicadas. All in all, a very good trip.
