Hey! You Know What?! I'm In Japan!

So, there I was slaving away over blog posts the other day, listening to a Japanese band on my iPhone, when it suddenly dawned on me…

Holy Shit, I’m in Japan!

Like, I’m actually here! Sitting in the US watching youtube videos or listening to Japanese bands, it all seemed so far away, but I only recently made the connection of ‘Hey! I can go see those things on a weekend trip if I wanted to! I can go see these bands perform LIVE if I wanted to! I can get my Host fix IN PERSON if I want!’

Everything moved so fast and I’ve been so focused on surviving and adjusting that only now have I had the state of mind to have that epiphany.

For whatever reason the whole ‘not understanding anything’ thing or ‘wow everyone looks the same, and I look nothing like them’ thing didn’t bring home that point that I’m in Japan.

Then I also realized I’m not just here on vacation, I’m here for a year, and honestly, that made me panic a little bit.

Then next thing I did was find out if any bands would be playing in Okinawa. Naturally, my selection is quite limited, because think about it—How many bands in the U.S include Hawaii on their tour?

Though I found one who I have heard of; MUCC. They play here in December, and while not my first choice, I’ll settle. Because there is no way I’m leaving Japan without seeing a visual kei-ish band perform live. And I may just go to see random bands at the live house, just because I can.

Or what I am also thinking about doing is planning my trips to mainland cities to coincide with a band I really would like to see. You know, be a desperate groupie.

But I can do that, because I’m in Japan.