A Good but Rainy Sunday

I had a great Sunday. Slept in very late due to no alarm-got up and went into the city with my friend. We tried to get some Sumo tickets for next week but missed the cut off. The ticket window was closed. We will have to sneak over there on Tuesday to get some seats for next Monday. I am pretty excited as the only match I have seen was a one day tournement. We are going to see part of the actual ranking tournements this time. They have them three times a year (I think) in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo. It's cool to go over there and see all the Sumo-san walking around after their bouts. I bet it will be interesting to see all their fans, too.

After our dissappointment we went and grabbed some Japanese fast food. I can't gripe about the calories because it pepped me right up. And it's always interesting to have fast food in Japan. In a Japanese joint you get to see a foreign take on your culture's crummiest resource. In an American joint, and I'm ashamed to say we dined at one of those in the evening, it's an interesting juxtaposition of cultures. I like to watch the Japanese in there to se what they think of it. What you can see is so different from what you cn see back in the states.

Ryan then helped me find a good electric dictionary (Japanese/English/Kanji). I got it for around $200 and it came with enough points to give me $35 in free money. I bought a carry case with it and still have some cash to spend later. We had a cuppa at co*hi*kan and I used my 100 yen coupon. All in all I like to think it was a thrifty experience. And it was a good walk due to the rain clearing up. I was away from home about 7 hours. Not bad for waking up at 1pm!