So the last few weeks, my brother has been here visiting me in Japan. Okay, he's really not here to see me at all. Actually, since I've had so much work, I haven't seen too much of him. But he had enough airline miles to come for free, so he came. I have managed to show him some of the more important cultural aspects of Japan though. For example, the first night he got here we went to Pachinko. We put in 1000 yen for him, and the bastard hit the jackpot almost immediately. He came out with more than 7500 yen, and he could have won more if all the scary employees didn't keep coming over to say that the place was closing. Still, it's a pretty auspicious start to the visit.
After that, we mostly have been either doing tourist stuff or just hanging around. We ate some fancy sushi, and some eel. We went to Kyoto for two days (my eighth visit) and I showed him some of the sights there. We went to a soccer game and a baseball game. He even went up Tokyo Tower, although I think it's a waste of money. We had a lot of fun, but I don't think any of it surpassed that initial thrill of winning at pachinko.
Donkeymon
