Moving out !!!

I've been busy packing my stuffs as we are moving out the end of the month. We found a nice flat very convenient with a kitchen wide enough to contain a table and a chair (not 2 though...but it's Tokyo can't be helped)

Honestly ,it has been quite a challenge to find a flat. Most of the time we got this answer from the landlord ,"Gaijin wa muzukashii desu ne" meaning ," foreigner... It's not easy " or ,"Get lost ,we don't bloody want a foreigner in our neighbourhood !!! They will burn our houses and rape our children !!!!!"

When I ask my wife she says,"No it isn't racism it's just that they don't like foreigners ....." Irony?
Anyways we found a nice flat thanks to my mother-in-law's boyfriend as he became our warrant otherwise I suppose I would be taking company to the cicadas at the nearest park....

Can you guess how much I paid ?

I paid : 2 months security deposit (190000 yens)

1 month rent (95000 yens)

2 months reikin (meaning 2 months as a present for the landlord to express our gratitude ???gratitude's price= 190000 yens)

plus agency fees (120000 yens)

So I paid : 595000 yens (3872 euros /3271 pounds)

You may see it as a total rip off (of course me too ) but it's absolutely normal here (different custom)

Anyways ,I am broke .......

A festival was held last week in my town . Enjoy the pictures

御神輿: omikoshi :portable Shinto Shrine

お好み焼き: okonomiyaki: Japanese savoury pancake





I'm gonna eat you little fishie