So after picking up my alien registration card on Friday and contacting KDDI to have a connection installed in my apartment, I found out that I will very likely have to wait another three to four weeks before things are up and running. For the next month therefore, I will still be relatively out of touch, checking email and updating only sporadically.

A few weekends ago, there was a nice little festival in Tokushima. Although the official name was the “Hana Haru Festa” I’m convinced it was in fact a festival. Really good food, interesting music, and scores of young kids competing in a hip-hop competition (there were also the Awa Odori dancers, but they make appearances at every event worth of note in this city); it was quite a festa. I posted some pictures from the “festa” as well as the trip to USJ (Universal Studios Japan) and Osaka.

If any of you are in the area, be sure to look me up. Akiko, when will you be making an appearance in Tokushima? Is that still in the works or have plans changed?