We landed at Narita late afternoon today (Feb 14, Japan time).  By the time we finished a delicious nabe (Japanese hotpot) dinner and had time to roam around our hotel, it was already 9:30pm.

It’s awfully cheesy to say this but it definitely has not hit me yet that we’re in Japan.  I think it’s partly due to this strange suspended state I am in from being tired, and partly due to the fact that we have not encountered many people yet.

The area around our hotel, Shinyokohama, was very quiet.  Perhaps it’s because it’s between Tokyo and Yokohama and on the outskirts of both, or perhaps it’s because it’s a Sunday night.  I hope we find out tomorrow!