Korankei Bridge

The leaves during the night when we walked down the hill

     Hello all!  Sorry about the long delay, midterms are here so I'm busy slamming Japanese into my head (particles are hard).  Firstly, Fall in Japan is gorgeous.  Me and some other students went to the mountains close by to look and walk around in the trees.  I've never experienced so many different shades in the leaves before, and coming from someone who grew up in an area where tourist flew in to see colorful leaves, it's a wondrous.  The bus ride there was challenging as we all had to stand like sardines for an hour and a half, but defiantly worth the knee pain!
     During the night the area is lit up so all the colors turn into something new as well and many vendors set up making it like a festival. I finally picked up a larger souvenir for myself too, which I will show everyone eventually once I have enough things to make a video about.

Chubby Genes

So at Okazaki Castle there was a goldfish showing and I couldn't help but feel sorry for these fish.  Are they cute? Yes.  They are, however, also barely able to swim because of the tumor looking growths on their bodies.  Even their bodies are oddly proportioned making it hard to swim.  Either way they are fun to watch, despite the genetics that were breed into them.  In some way they had an oaf-like innocence.  I'll post more on the castle later when I have time and midterms are not knocking at the door.  Wish me luck, though it's mostly just papers this go around.

Ninja Mosquitoes

Japanese mosquitoes are smart.  You may think that is a strange or stupid statement, but I am being 100% serious when I say they are the Einsteins of all mosquitoes.  There are a number of reasons I have thought about in depth on the matter, but every time I come back to thinking about every flaw the slow and unthinking ones have back home and review the fact these misquotes have no flaw.  Let me go through the basics for you.

1. These jerks are lightning fast. Seriously I moved my hand to kill one bitting me on my other hand and it somehow dodged, landed, and starting to bite the hand I went to swat it with!

2. They don't rely on numbers but stealth.  Back home the Mosquitoes would overwhelm you with numbers and distract you from killing ones that landed on you as they all frantically tried to bite you.  Here they land nearby and sometimes walk up to you.  Yes not fly but literally hustle their butts over and up your clothes which you think would protect you right?  NOPE.

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3. They bite through clothing.  Back home no problem, if I wore long sleeves they couldn't bite me even if they tried.  These efficient brand of Mosquitoes bite through everything - even my blue jeans and North Face jacket.

4. Bug spray is all but like water to them.

5. Normally these bugs are loud, obnoxiously so if you are so misfortunate to get one in your room.  I wish these guys were loud or gave any warning of their presence.  They are completely silent.  In, out, done, no hesitation when it comes to biting you.

6. I hate Flying insects.

I don't actually know if this is the exact type that has been pestering me, but I have seen the one above around while it has been biting my friends.  I suppose if I had one complaint about Japan it is about these guys.