Living in Japan

Tokyo. The heart of Eastern Japan. When one travels to Japan, they usually visit Tokyo at least once. The city is similar to London, yet far more expansive. You could spend weeks there and not even see half of it. I had been in Japan for a week and I could feel it calling to me. But, where would I go first? Akihabara? Shibuya Crossing? Harajuku? No. I instead went to Asakusa. Originally, I was on my way to Akihabara (The Tsukuba Express goes from Tsukuba to Akihabara), as I would soon need to pass through there to get to Tokyo station and board a Shinkansen. On the way to Akihabara, I recognised the name of another station, Asakusa. At the time I hadn't realised the significance of Asakusa to me. When I first starting learning Japanese, I saw a picture of Asakusa and it enthralled me. It was that picture that inspired me to continue learning, to actually come to Japan. Also, the kanji on the giant lantern at the Kaminarimon, were the first kanji I ever learned. When I stepped out