I realized yesterday that I would like to go to Japan, but most of the items on my "must see" list are horrendously nerdy. Lets take a gander shall we.
-Parasite Museum in Tokyo
Yeah, I still have my closet fettish with parasitology. I probably would go out of my way to see a Parasite Museum in the United States if we were cool like the Japanese and had our own. Fascinating, horrifying, educational, fun stuff.
-Okunoshima
Also known as Usagi Jima or "rabbit island".
Adorable feels like an understatement. SO MANY BUNNIES!! I guess these wild rabbits are super friendly and are EVERYWHERE on this island.
-Japan's Anti-Loneliness Cafe
I figure while I'm in Japan, I could also go to this cafe, not because I'm lonely, but because its featuring a special part of my childhood.
Moomins are a popular children's book show/character that I grew up with from Finland. My mother's mother, aka my "mummi" liked to make sure we had a good Finnish influence in our lives. I remember loving "Mumminland Midwinter" as a kid. I don't remember the particulars of the book too well but it has 4.8 on Amazon and 4.4 on Goodreads so it clearly is good literature. The characters are also pretty fantastic.
Hippos and kangaroos, and folksie looking people
I'd probably do other things too like visit places of family history significance (I'm 1/16th Japanese, though you can't really tell). I think I have some VERY extended family out there who probably wouldn't want to see me, but it might be worth a shot. I'd probably have a fun time trying unusual foods, shrines, tea ceremonies, see the cherry blossoms festival, etc. For now though, I've at least acknowledged that 1. Japan should be bumped higher on my "to see list", 2. I am a hopeless nerd....
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