KIMATSU SHIKEN

So I went on the RISE site, and it turns out I'm not fighting. Too bad and a major dissappointment. The biggest matter is that I gotta wear my American flag shorts in Canada, because I may not have another chance to fight in Japan.

Anyway, I've been very busy because of finals lately. ANd just as busy training.

However, last Saturday, I skipped training to go to Akihabara. I was told that I would be disappointed if I went alone, but I had a good time. It was basically a nerd's world. You see those guys with long hair and dragon print shirts? Yeah, they were there - in two flavors: White and Japanese. Akihabara itself is filled with Anime stores, Arcades, computer stores, and porn shops. The computer stores didnt interest me because I don't need any new computer equipment, and I was tired of the few Anime stores I went to. I'll have to admit that the porn stores were rather funny, but rather uncomfortable when a random Japanese man starts smiling at you and attempts to initiate conversation. I spent a good amount of time at the arcades though.

On Sunday, I went with Chiemi-san to Asakusa. Asakusa is part of the Shitamachi, which is the old part of Tokyo. There, I went to Kaminarimon Gate and Senso-ji. It was a good time. Right after we were done there, Chiemi-san took me to a Dojou place - apparently one of the few restaruants that serve it. Dojou looks like a small mudskipper. I'm not too big on fish, but this was alright. My personal highlight was eating WHALE sashimi - tastes like beef.

Later that day, we stopped over at Ginza to go to a UniQlo. UniQlo is basically Banana Republic quality at Old Navy pricing. Personally, I always have trouble finding jeans in my size. They're either too wide or too short. But here in Japan, I saw 26 waists, 27! 28! 29! I'm personally 29-30, and I was soooo happy to see 29 waist jeans. However, when I put them on, they were incredibly long. Solution? UniQlo custom tailors the jeans to your size... FOR FREE. I went on a shopping spree and got some shirts that I gotta say look SEXY. I'm gonna be careful wearing these shirts because girls are gonna be all over me - TRUE MASATO STYLE.

Monday and Tuesday was more training. Strarting from Wednesday, I began to prepare for finals, but yesterday, I saw the bad news of my non-existent match. However, it gave me more time to focus for finals. Now, I only have one more final left,and I look forward to seeing more of Tokyo after I am done with that.

OSU!