Japan trip 2 Day 9 (Comiket)

[rachel_riecheru]

Today was comiket, i left the hotel around 10:15. I didnt need to wait inline at comiket, but was walked through in this giant walking line full of hot sweaty people.

there was a massive ammount of people, no more than i expected but still a lot of people. It did overwhelm me because i dislike large crowds but i was ready for this.

I did a lot of walking and climbed a lot of stairs, when i got inside i was very excited. But that soon died down when there was not really any AC and it was hot and stuffy.

When we got to the Doujinshi halls i spend an hour looking for Saiyuki before i finally asked for directions, only to be told there wasnt any :(

Awwwww

So instead u brought tiger and bunny porn :P There was 4 different halls all for doujinshi circles. Then on a higher level there was all the actual traders but they didnt have Gaiden either (last comiket they did)

I did have fun at Comiket mind you even without the Saiyuki stuff and the heat. But i think it made me miss my friends, i had no one to point out things to, eg cosplayers. (i cant share them with u as we werent allowed to take photos.)

these are the photos that i could take please enjoy them!



This is one of the halls to get to the doujinshi halls... look at all those people!!


Had to take an elevator up and this is what i saw, nice view.


All the people STILL coming in at 1:30pm!!


This is on my way out at 2:30pm still so many people coming in




Ill be doing shopping tomorrow and going to Shibuya. Ill feel better after sleep, Im buggered.
Im feeling a little bit home / friend sick tonight. :(

Comments

[rachel-reicheru.livejournal.com]

I think its brave lol i dont speak japanese or read japanese XD

But the rest of what u said i do agree with and simple puts that why ive gone alone this time. But i still think its a bit of a scary thing to do. Japan does make it less scary.

[randomdiversion.livejournal.com]

I do speak French, and being able to speak and read the language makes a huge difference. I visited Germany as a day-trip with a French friend who also did not speak German, and even with two people it was very difficult.

My friend knew a little bit about German culture, so that helped out a bit in terms of finding restaurants etc. Ironically we had to rely upon my very minimal Russian skills to talk to the wait-staff. It was a sausage restaurant, so what we wound up doing was picking 3 sausages each from a tray of raw sausages, and paying a flat price. Since the restaurant was a small country restaurant, everyone in the place pretty much pulled their tables together and we all held a conversation that was basically a giant charades festival with a few very simple words exchanged, because of the language barrier. The food was good, we had fun, and the Germans got plastered.

[randomdiversion.livejournal.com]

Btw, you don't know how much I'm loving this virtual tour.

I was on an commercial jet that lost its landing gear, and as a result have become quite phobic of flying, so I almost never travel except by car or train. So I'll probably never return to Europe, or visit Asia.

[rachel-reicheru.livejournal.com]

That sucks, although thats understandable...

Im glad your enjoying the posts.

[helliongoddess.livejournal.com]

I respect RD's opinion, but I still think you are brave. ^___^

I am a very shy person, extremely introverted, and I had to travel alone on business trips when I was still working. There were some things about it I did enjoy, but there were many things about it I found pretty intimidating, or at least a little difficult. Don't get me wrong, I love being alone, most of the time I prefer it, but traveling alone, especially in a foreign, non-English speaking land, I would find a little frightening, and I admire your gumption. You go girl!

[rachel-reicheru.livejournal.com]

hehe Thanks