渋谷で〜〜

soo much to write about!!! So yesterday my bestie from CSUMB, Gabbi, came to visit Trav and I in Shibuya which was tons of fun!! We are in the same major and graduating class at CSUMB, so she is also studying abroad in Tokyo. The highlight of the day has to be the purikura we took. For all of you who don't know what Purikura is, it's a very Japanese way of taking pictures with friends..that's about the best I can do to describe it without showing you what the pictures look like:

So basically, you pay about $5 to go into this little photo booth where you pick out what kind of photos you wanna take and usually they have you do silly poses with funny backgrounds and whatnot. After you finish taking the pictures, everyone piles into this little booth where you get to write on the photos and add all sorts of crazy stuff (as seen above ^_^ ) Then, once your done doing that, they print the photos on sticker paper. People have purikura photobooks, but typically you stick the photos on your keitai (cell phone) or whatever else you wanna decorate...Its tons of fun and we plan on doing lots more purikura! I also have been taking lots of photos and random video for you guys! Here's what I got from our day in Shibuya:

We also finally met Hachiko, the iconic dog statue that is also one of the most popular meeting places in Japan: 

There's a sad story that goes along with this statue: 

In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo took in Hachikō as a pet. During his owner's life Hachikō saw him out from the front door and greeted him at the end of the day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return on the usual train one evening. The professor had suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage at the university that day. He died and never returned to the train station where his friend was waiting. Hachikō was loyal and every day for the next nine years he waited sitting there amongst the town's folk. Hachikō was given away after his master's death, but he routinely escaped, showing up again and again at his old home. Eventually, Hachikō apparently realized that Professor Ueno no longer lived at the house. So he went to look for his master at the train station where he had accompanied him so many times before. Each day, Hachikō waited for Professor Ueno to return. And each day he did not see his friend among the commuters at the station. - Wikipedia

So that's everything from our day in Shibuya with Gabbi-chan! Our orientation for Waseda begins on Tuesday so you might not be hearing from us for a few days. Im gonna try and post some over the weekend though so keep checking back!!!! 

じゃね〜〜