In Tokyo

I am currently in Japan, Tokyo to be more specific. The Metropolitan Hotel, to be even more specific. As such, I have not updated for quite a long time, as I've been quite busy playing concerts, and just hanging out. I have spent time in Osaka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Utsonomiya, and now Tokyo. Sunday, I will travel to Beijing until Thursday. My feelings on this trip are too extensive to effectively document in this blog, so I'll keep it short. Basically, you all need to come to Japan, and stay in the homes of the Japanese. With full confidence I have decided you will not find a more caring and just generally nice people on this Earth than those of Japan. I have been welcomed with such enthusiasm and joy, I can't believe it. It has been going just great. The fact that about 60 years ago, we were dropping nuclear bombs on this country just augments everything. My host families, especially Chie in Kumamoto, have been inhumanely nice. Everyone here is just so nice and polite. This culture is unlike anything I have ever seen. Completely modern, probably even more so than the United States, but covered in a unique Japanese tint. It's hard to explain, but I can try upon my return to America. I wish I could stay here longer, or live here for a while. These people and this country are beautiful.