It's monday night, and I'm sitting in a traditional guesthouse in Fukuoka, Japan. There's a nice heater at my feet, warming my toes from being outside all day. I've got a sip of green tea next to me, and in an hour I'm about to go to Canal City for some fresh seafood. Yes, it's lowkey, but I love it!
Fukuoka City has been called "San Francisco" of Japan because it's a major port for seafood for the southern coast of Japan. The weather is still very chilly, but it's far warmer than it was in South Korea.
On Saturday, I brought along 3 teachers with me on my excursion to Japan, who were also planning on spending some time here. We boarded a bus and rode to Busan, where we stayed one night. The next morning we awoke to get to the Ferry port, and boarded a hydrofoil ferry to Fukuoka, Japan. It was raining when we arrived, so we started some laundry and played cards for a few hours at our new home - a traditonal guest house, or ryokan.
Our beds are futons, and we all share a huge room where the flooring is straw mats. There is a Buddhist blessing written on the wall, still the accomodations have conveniences like a refridgerator, hair dryer, laundry, and TV. Clair called the bed this morning the "bed of dreams" as we all slept like babies. Literally we fell asleep during a late Buddhist ceremony, in the room down the hall. There are shelves with ancient artifacts in the corridors of the ryokan, watched closely by high tech cameras. There is room for public bathing, as well as private rooms to take a bath in. At $30 a night, you can't beat it.
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