Kyle's Japan Life

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2026: A year of new beginnings

January 7, 2026

After two hours in line we finally made it to the stairs to go up to Sensō-ji. This was actually low key kind of scary because everyone was rushing up as fast as they can to get up the stairs. The police had it broken off into sections so after about 3-4 minutes the next group could go up but as soon as they removed the barricade it was like a Black Friday free for all.

I don't know why everyone was in a rush because most of the trains aren't even running at this time (now 2 A.M) and the one that is running, is a 30 minute walk away to the station. So either way these people aren't getting home anytime soon.

Kyle Porter

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Christmas time in Tokyo

December 14, 2025

Also in the same area as the KFC restaurant, the lights are very beautifully lit up around Roppongi. After checking out the Christmas Market in the area, we sat around at a nearby Starbucks drinking hot chocolate and watching all the people and cars go by. It seemed like a lot of Japanese people were in the spirit of Christmas this year as we saw at least 2 different cars fully decked out in Christmas lights and playing Christmas music while driving around. I've been in Tokyo for 2 years and never saw something like this until that day.

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Travel Blog: Visiting the beautiful and historical port city of Shimoda

December 1, 2025

She did all of the searching by herself and came up with the plan to visit this city called Shimoda. I had never heard of it before, but her grandfather had apparently taken her there many times before when she was little. This was one of her most precious places, a place where she made some of her best childhood memories. And it would soon become important to me as well. I didn't realize until visiting in person how historically important of a city it actually was.