Trip to the Mall! (alone...)

Akita is a "rural" part of Japan. So it is like the area around Jackson,MS. What this means is you can not walk anywhere. So... You have two choices, take a bus to the Mall. Or take a Bus to the train station. I am not brave enough, nor have a need to go the train station. So I went to the Mall, Alone.

This is not really an accomplishment, since I had been there 4 other times with friends. However, since everything is in a language that I do not understand, so it is kinda adventurous!

Anyway, on a side note. If you are a foreigner in Japan staying at AIU and you need to exchange your dollars for yen, so can do so at the mall. There is a Hokuto Bank on the first floor around 4a. They exchange money during banking hours, you just need your passport.

That is why I came to the mall, to exchange money. The bank lady with her little ability of English, and my non-existent knowledge of Japanese were able to communicate enough to where I could exchange most of my money. Except for one sad $20 dollar bill. It was not in the best shape :(

Poor Mr. Jackson. He will have to stay in my wallet.

Then, I had lots time to kill, and I was hungry. So of course I bought some chop-sticks so I could eat. 

I paid about 400 yen for these nice chopsticks with a case. (Of course I found some or 100 yen AFTER I ate with them -_-)

So at the bottom floor of the mall, there is a supermarket! I'll blog more about the mall and supermarkets later, and they have lots of nice things. :)

At the supermarket I bought my lunch. MORE FOOD!

I ate some delicious sushi for 400 yen.

Most of it was pretty good. The third one from the left on the bottom was kinda not very delicious, but everything else was good. ^_^

I also got some vegetable tempura. For 100 yen. (like a dollar). It was delicious.

I also bought a coke for 100 yen. I really wanted one. Plus, in Japan, coke is "Refreshing & Uplifting". It really is!

Anyway, after I bought all the really good food and sat down and ate. I found these in the bag the cashier gave me.

Moral of the story. CHECK PRICES. Don't buy unnecessary chopsticks!

Meh, I need to clean my room, things get dusty here!

Coming Soon: Bathrooms in Japan.