My passport came in the mail today which is a bit of relief seeing how I leave on Wednesday. I also went to the bank today and changed my ATM pin to a four digit code. I made my code 1234, I don’t think anyone will ever guess that (it’s also the code on my luggage and my air shield). Does anyone else find it really odd that in at least Japan and in many places in Europe you need a four digit ATM code? I mean, the longer the code the more secure it is, what’s the point of making it only 4 digits long? While I was at the bank I also picked up some Yen so I would have something to bribe the cops with when I got there. I got 23,000 yen, sounds awesome doesn’t it, makes me sound rich. Unfortunately, it’s only two hundred bucks. I do have to give the Japanese some credit though, the 5,000 yen bill has a woman on it, I wonder if the US will ever get a woman on paper money, they have made appearances on two of our coins so maybe there is a hope.

I am 95% excited for the trip and 5% scared. I will feel much better once I meet up with my friend up in northern Japan. This is my first trip to foreign lands other than Mexico and Canada and I am a bit freaked out about the whole thing. I am sure I will be fine but I am still freaking a bit.

To make this post worthwhile to anyone but me. I leave you with a bit of Japanese oddity that I hope to witness myself. Allow me to hopefully introduce you to the wonderful game Kancho