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Nara deer and other observations.
Jan. 13th, 2010 02:35 amBecause I am a sick and wrong person, this report - about the dangers of feeding the deer in Nara things other than specially-made deer crackers (which can be yours for a nominal fee) - really amuses me. Maybe it's because I dislike the deer in Nara and don't particularly mind if they eat plastic and die. I dunno... I did say I was sick and wrong, so.
In other news, school is officially back in. Over the break, I discovered (or determined) that a) you should never go anywhere in Japan without Fukuzawa*, that b) someone really ought to make a "Please do it at home" Tokyo Metro sign that shows a man committing suicide, and that c) getting things accomplished - obscure temples located, complicated assignments completed - is all just a matter of having enough grit (and if you don't have enough you're done for).
I also had a fantastic time partying and pilgrimaging with friends and loved ones. Let's go 2010!
* Fukuzawa Yukichi was an Edo/Meiji era author, entrepreneur, and everything else under the sun. He appears on the 10,000 yen note (roughly equivalent to $100), and it has become something of a habit among certain IUCers to inquire as to whether or not they ought to take Fukuzawa with them on varying excursions.
In other news, school is officially back in. Over the break, I discovered (or determined) that a) you should never go anywhere in Japan without Fukuzawa*, that b) someone really ought to make a "Please do it at home" Tokyo Metro sign that shows a man committing suicide, and that c) getting things accomplished - obscure temples located, complicated assignments completed - is all just a matter of having enough grit (and if you don't have enough you're done for).
I also had a fantastic time partying and pilgrimaging with friends and loved ones. Let's go 2010!
* Fukuzawa Yukichi was an Edo/Meiji era author, entrepreneur, and everything else under the sun. He appears on the 10,000 yen note (roughly equivalent to $100), and it has become something of a habit among certain IUCers to inquire as to whether or not they ought to take Fukuzawa with them on varying excursions.
