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Nov. 24th, 2012 12:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rinlinToday was the start of a three day weekend here in Japan. I had the day off because today is Labor Thanksgiving Day (which is a bit different and not nearly as exciting as American Thanksgiving). Kiri also decided to come up to Tokyo for the three day weekend! I got to spend most of the day running around Tokyo with her. We went to Hamamatsucho, Monzen-Nakacho (to visit the shrine where Kiri used to work), Harajuku, and then ended the day in Ikebukuro.
In Ikebukuro we met up with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
meepalicious, corvae_regina, honooko, Greta, and lotos79 for a slightly belated Thanksgiving dinner. I invited lotos79 to come with us, even though she's not American, because she's been spending a lot of time traveling Japan by herself and was getting a bit lonely. I hope that she enjoyed herself!
Our group had decided that shabu shabu would be a delicious dinner, since turkey isn't easy to get in Japan. It was definitely a good choice. We had delicious, all you can eat shabu shabu in a nice semi-private room (because we had such a big group). The whole time we kept making jokes about traditional Thanksgiving. We also did the cheesy, but classic tradition of going around the table and saying what we were all thankful for. Even though it was a holiday away from home, I wasn't lonely because I was able to spend it with such great friends.
Of course, I'm always thankful for my friends and family, but this year I'm especially thankful for my good friends in Japan. When you're living such a long way from home these kinds of friends become your family. I love my Japan family. Japan wouldn't be nearly as much fun without them. ♥
Tomorrow is Tokyo Disneyland with Leslie and Kiri! I've never been to Tokyo Disneyland before, so I'm excited!
In Ikebukuro we met up with
meepalicious, corvae_regina, honooko, Greta, and lotos79 for a slightly belated Thanksgiving dinner. I invited lotos79 to come with us, even though she's not American, because she's been spending a lot of time traveling Japan by herself and was getting a bit lonely. I hope that she enjoyed herself!Our group had decided that shabu shabu would be a delicious dinner, since turkey isn't easy to get in Japan. It was definitely a good choice. We had delicious, all you can eat shabu shabu in a nice semi-private room (because we had such a big group). The whole time we kept making jokes about traditional Thanksgiving. We also did the cheesy, but classic tradition of going around the table and saying what we were all thankful for. Even though it was a holiday away from home, I wasn't lonely because I was able to spend it with such great friends.
Of course, I'm always thankful for my friends and family, but this year I'm especially thankful for my good friends in Japan. When you're living such a long way from home these kinds of friends become your family. I love my Japan family. Japan wouldn't be nearly as much fun without them. ♥
Tomorrow is Tokyo Disneyland with Leslie and Kiri! I've never been to Tokyo Disneyland before, so I'm excited!
