In Japan: First 2 days

I've arrived in Japan 3 days ago. Ran into some troubles and took over 4 hours for me to find my hotel. Got in contact with Justin and visited Yasukuni with them on the 15th, the same day Koizumi decided to pop in for his visit. It was a very eye opening experience, basically Japanese at their worst. Afterwards we visited the emperor's palace, I then took a stroll through University of Tokyo on my way home. Thus far the trip has been very surreal. I've arrived at Kyoto today, and is staying at a hotel beside the Kyoto station for tonight. Tonight is the Daimonji, looking forward to it. I'm typing this in the Kyoto visitor's information center. The internet rate is a killer right now, good thing I'm writing down a journal on a notebook as I go along. Using a computer really is the last thing on my mind right now. Perhaps I will type up my journal when I get back to Canada.