Day 46

With a vacation/trip for this long, it's inevitable that you won't be doing anything on some days. Today was such a day. So instead, let me tell about guest houses in Tokyo. For the times I've stayed in Japan, I've been at three different guest houses. The two first being Sakura House, and the third one the one I'm staying at now. A guest house is like a shared house - you get your own room but share things like kitchen, dining and living room, toilet and shower. It's convenient when you first come to Japan for a longer period as you don't need to pay large amounts of fees which you would most likely have to do if you want an apartment. You can then take your time to look for a place which will suit you the most. I would not recommend staying any longer than three months in a guest house. You can get a much better and larger place for a similiar or cheaper rent. If you're only here on a longer vacation, like me, it's a good and cheap place to stay at. And basically the only other place you could stay at would be hotels and hostels. For starters, today I had shrimps sallad with fresh vegetables and mayonnaise, with a cinnamon roll and a chocolate drink.

Kitchen area. People in guest houses tend to not clean up after themselves, and noone wants to clean up after someone else. Luckily the landlord do some thorough cleaning at least once a week. Leave food in the open and you can be sure to spot some cockroach during nights.

Dining area. Another good thing with staying at guest houses on trips is that there will almost always be someone to talk to.

How it looks from outside. There's a 10-15 minutes walk to the Yamanote line, so some people buy bicycles. Just be sure to leave it somewhere it won't by taken away by the authorities. They come with trucks on without notice and pick up all the bikes that are parked within non-parking areas. Everybody still continue to park their bicycles in such areas.