Japanese culture is so beautiful. This might look like a normal alley to some, but it’s art to me. Everything about it makes me happy.
I came here 2 days ago and according to my iPhone, I took 11,494 steps. Look at my average before that when I’m in Hawaii. Haha. I look like a lazy guy huh? No, I don’t like to walk at all, but in Japan, walking is mandatory. Maybe that’s why everybody is so healthy here.
Eating at Sukiya early for breakfast is a must for me. It’s cheap, delicious, and the only place open at 5am. All this cost under $5. Since 1990 when I first started traveling to Japan, this is the cheapest it’s ever been. 
Rice with natto and raw egg is my favorite. I can eat this for breakfast every morning.
This shows 11,494 steps I took but it doesn’t sow how many times I tripped. I’m not use to wearing shoes so I trip a lot here. It felt so clumsy so I ended up wearing my slippers. Probably the only guy wearing slippers in the city. I can walk better and it’s a lot safer. I’d rather have cold feet than to fall.
I woke up at 2am this morning because of jet lag. I checked the surf forecast again and there are 3 active cyclones right now. One is a Category 4 typhoon heading straight to Taiwan.
It’s going to hit the East coast exactly where I’m going to drive to. So I’m basically driving right into a Category 4 typhoon. The waves are going to be huge, wild, and probably unsafe. During every typhoon, there are windows of opportunity. As a surfer, you must find them. And when you can’t find them, you better hide in your hotel until the typhoon passes…
