So for the past two days I got to hang out with...ASIA! Which was very surreal. She had been in Japan for the past 6 months studying abroad. Now, I was in Tokyo and she was in Tokyo. We were able to hang out! So I ditched work for the two days just so we got chill. So on Tuesday, we went to the Yasakuni Shrine. I was hoping for some protests (for those of you that don't know: the Yasakuni shrine was built in memory of the soldiers and 7(?) generals. They were convicted by the Tokyo war tribunal after WWII. They were guilty of crimes against humanity and other crimes which resulted in execution. So the Japanese government built the shrine to honor them. The controversy is that the government is honoring the people who took part in the Nanjing massacre, comfort women, and etc.) The day we went was the anniversy of the building of the shrine. But we found out nothing was happening until later at night. So we walked around the shrine and people watched. There was a wide variety of people that came to the shrine. There were old people, young people, couples, families, and we even saw a naval officer (I think it was a naval officer. I knew he was of high rank because of all the stripes on his shoulder board.)
The Yasakuni torii
Then our way to the train station we passed this...(i know a dead rat...no biggie)
BUT LOOK HOW ******* IT IS COMPARED TO MY SHOE!
After we regrouped, several hours later, Asia and I went out to look for the Japan vs. Paraguay match. We went to a bar but then got kicked out because we didn't have reservations. (reservations at a bar? What The Freak.) But then we found some random one that only served international beer. Then Japan lost. YEAH!!!
-rog
