So, after 24 hours of non-stop transit I finally made it to my hostel (an hour after I was supposed to have checked in). When I arrived at Narita in Tokyo, the "simple" route I had planned to get to Kyoto was a bit disrupted due to "strong winds" canceling the rail from the airport to Tokyo Station. This caused me to have to take a couple of local trains I had not planned on taking to get to Tokyo Station and then head on to Kyoto. It was simple enough to do because everything is either well written on signs or if you look the slight bit turned around someone takes it upon themself to help you.
Extremely friendly people. On my train to Kyoto I needed to call the hostel to tell them I would be late. A couple of problems, one...people are not allowed to use their mobiles on public transport (except texting), and two I discovered my cell phone will not work here. Long story short, the lady in the seat next to me took it upon herself to tell the train attendant my situation and the train attendant took me in the carriage between the cars for me to use her personal cell to call the hostel.
My hostel is super nice, clean, the staff are extremely friendly, and it is in the perfect location. Only negative side...the dorm room (of 10 women) is about the size of a small trailer. My solution was to take a shower while everyone was out and about, get to bed early, and get up at the crack of dawn to avoid stress of getting ready in cramped corners. And so, here I am ready to start my day.
Ohayo! (Good morning)
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Awesome! That's great about the people being friendly to tourists. I hope you take pictures of what you eat sometimes.
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