Cw: brief vomit mention, bug mention//





To put it simply, I had a better time there than I thought.
Truth be told, this was not only my first trip to Japan... It was my first trip EVER. I had never travelled to another country before, so I was a bit nervous upon arriving. Thankfully, I didn't need to worry. Even if it wasn't perfect, the tour guide did a great job taking care of us.
The bus driver was also quite cute --- not physically cute but cute because he was quite thoughtful of us (does that make sense?). He told us some nice trivia, like how a certain bus stop changed its appearance. One time, we passed by a small waterfall. The bus driver specifically wanted to park nearby just to let us have a look at it. Unfortunately, I couldn't go outside because it was raining, and I couldn't be bothered to pull out my umbrella. I appreciated the thought though.
Speaking of buses, the buses there smell nicer than those in my country. If I took a bus back home, I would be close to throwing up around the 30 minute mark. But in Japan, this didn't happen. I don't know if I'm suddenly immune to buses or what, but I didn't throw up during a bus ride at all. That's a miracle because usually these bus rides take around 1-2 hours. Sure, I felt a bit sick, but I never actually threw up. Maybe the pattern on the bus helped (it was red and black --- kinda reminded me of Pewdiepie)? Maybe the scenery outside helped. Speaking of the scenery, it was seriously refreshing to see an abundance of green outside. You don't get this much green back home. Even more refreshing is the lack of trash on the streets. Seriously, I barely saw any during my time in Japan. No wonder the environment's so good.
I also had my first yukata experience. Before I wore it, I thought yukata had 2-3 layers of clothing. Furthermore, I thought it would be loose and easy to move around in. Imagine my surprise when it was the complete opposite. It was tighter than I thought, but it didn't really make me feel hot contrary to what the others said. Imagine if I wore a kimono.... At least I looked quite pretty in that outfit. If there was one thing I really had to complain about, it would be the geta being too tight. My toes physically hurt when I tried to fit them in. It could be because my feet were too big. I felt kinda embarrassed when I had to get a bigger size. In the end, I solved this problem by not fitting entirely inside the geta.
I would like to visit that arcade again, just to play Taiko no Tatsujin. Oh and the bookstore. I would like to browse the books again. The books there look quite interesting. I couldn't buy it because I was worried it would make my luggage too heavy, but I would like to buy Hen na Ie 2 by Uketsu. I wish I had bought it.
Anyways, one thing I could fully agree with is Japan's service being super good. I never felt like I was treated unfairly at all. If you're a foreigner who doesn't know a single word in Japanese, you could still get by because the people there will help you out. Plus, some of the people there speak English so the language barrier isn't really a problem. Although I wish I had better Japanese to communicate more.
Some people are just really nice in general. One time, I couldn't place a bag back in its original place because it was too high up. Then, an old lady I've never met before kindly told me that I could place the bag on a lower place. She helped me --- a total stranger. There was no real reason to do so, she just did it. And I'm thankful for that.
It wasn't just the shops that had good service, the hotel was also quite nice. The hallways kinda scared me when I saw how dark they were, but I got used to them. I actually quite like how dark they are now. Now, the rooms... were pretty nice. The beds were comfy. Didn't see any bugs at all! The trash was collected daily (I didn't know they would collect the trash, I thought I had to do it myself). The toilet was a bit different than what I was used to (plus the controls were kinda confusing... until I learnt that it would automatically flush when you put the lid back down). The translation for the hotel manual (the one with the WiFi password) was decent, but could be better. On the not-so-good parts, the sink (hidden by the cabinets(?)) kept dripping water onto the left side every time I washed my hands. This is pretty minor but it's slightly annoying when it drips water onto a perfectly dry piece of clothing. I was also slightly disappointed when most of the streaming services were locked away, but other than that, it was a nice experience.
Breakfast was decent. The hotel had a wide arrangement of foods. I've never had a buffet for breakfast but it was nice.
Overall, I had a great time there. If I ever come back, two things I need to worry about are earthquakes (which didn't happen at all) and the flight there. I was kinda scared of the flight there.