nihon you are beautiful

oh the land of clean air, toilets bowls with butt warmers, umami, good-lookers, simple designs and the birth place of hiyao miyazaki, joe hisaishi, hana yori dango.

somehow, our paths refused to cross.

you flirted fleetly with me in 2008, twice. i was all ready to meet you in 2011, but alas, 11 march happened and you were devastated. i endured that 2 hr transit with you flirting again and it left me with the same fate.

on my 9th year dreaming of you, we met. but as quickly as the JR rail took us from tokyo to kyoto, those 6 days in december came and went. i left with thoughts of how even the smallest things like shredded cabbage tasted good in your company.

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i know it's only been 2 months since we last met, but i've got my bags packed for this march. this time around, i'm bringing my parents to meet you!