Rusty's Tokyo Adobencha

Adobencha (actually, adobenchaa, but that's a topic for another day) is one of the ways to say adventure in Japanese. It's also a good way to describe what I'm doing right now. My wife and I arrived in Tokyo a few days ago, intending to stay for a while if all goes as planned. 

We had both lived in Tokyo and other parts of Japan before, and both speak, read and write the language, so it's not a total shock. 

Here is the view from our apartment:

Does that look like Tokyo to you? Actually, if you haven't explored Tokyo previously, you might be surprised by the diversity in the cityscape here. Ancient buildings next to modern ones; two story structures next to skyscrapers.

I am sitting on two cushions called zabuton (two because they're both flat as pancakes) and working at a low table. Picture this, if you want, but then downgrade it a few notches for my actual circumstances -- not that I'm complaining at all, just that I'm cheap, but then many of you knew that. 

I am dressed like this, except downgrade it 17 notches because it's me wearing it rather than a couple of pretty girls. Also my pants are long; the jinbe (this outfit) I bought on sale from Amazon.co.jp had both long and short pants. It's currently cold here, and I'm wearing the long ones.

There is, of course, no law requiring that I dress this way. But we moved here with a few suitcases and I made the decision to buy this instead of bringing something to lounge around the house in. I've wanted a jinbe for 20 years, so it's about time.

I will write, sporadically, about my activities. No obligation to read, of course, but you're welcome back anytime.