The Land of the Rising Sun

Well Ive made it to Japan. Just a quick story for now:

Got off the boat from China and while waiting in line for customs I hung out with 3 Japanese girls and a Kiwi who is living in Kyoto. One of the Japanese girls was from the port town we arrived at (Kobe) and took us to a local market for good, cheap food. So we got to this place, which is essentially the dudes living quarters as well, went in and sat at his work desk while he used what looked like a waffle grill to cook pieces of octopus inside spheres of some egg-ish batter. It actually tasted all right, but wasnt nearly filling enough. That said, I think it was a very authentic first experience of Japan, and I cant wait to see more of it!