not knowing much about Japan, could you let us know bit more about some of the pictures, I assume the tower is a telecom tower somewhere, and the food is some sort of Japanese dish, ok the soles did not need to much explaining, thanks for your time
The snow came, was here for about 12 hours, and went. The longest time the snow has lasted in Tokyo this year has been for about one and a half days, not very long at all.
As for the photos, I'll try to include more detailed captions for them.
The tower is actually the 'New' Tokyo Tower called the Sky Tree (however residents just call it "atarashi tokyo towa" (so, new Tokyo Tower). As for the food, it's not loading up properly as I'm tethering via cellphone and going in/out tunnels. I'll try to update this more properly later on.
I reside on the west coast, Nagasaki, because Tokyo is just ugh, clique to the max and is more tourist-y than anything. It's reminiscent of Disney World, what with the giant amounts of people, irritating ways to walk, tiny streets etc.
In Nagasaki, it's a more laid back atmosphere, the people are extremely kind and hospitable, food is so, so, SO much better and there's much more variety, shorter buildings, better skate and bike scene and so forth, cheaper living with above average salary.
Maybe it's because I am older and have a family and am from New York that I just can't enjoy Tokyo much anymore or don't even want to go to there anymore.
I politely disagree. Perhaps you did not have the best of experience while living here, but I would not say it is clique to the max. There are groups of friends, however I am part of several 'groups' ranging from the shallow to the intellectual. Cliquiness would usually suggest that there is hostility towards outsiders, and I have NEVER seen this as being the case anywhere in Tokyo. Maybe times have changed since you last lived here, however these days foreigners tend to help each-other out. Even the Nigerians are gaining respect for changing how they do business in Roppongi.
While that said, I should point out I have never lived in Nagasaki, only visited there for a few weeks so I can't say how the social dynamics differ from here.