Lucky timing! Here in Nagano, there's a temple called Zenkjoji Temple. It's easy to think it's your typical temple. But it's not. You see, one day, every 7 years, part of the shrine is opened to the public so they can pray directly. And it doesn't happen for long either. Only on that day. Only for a few hours. Just so happened, I was there on that day. At the temple, in those few hours. One of the few people in the world that got to see the hidden part of the s...

Not much to say except I got the train to Sendai. Then met some awesome people at the hostel. Had good ramen. Found a bar which was 'all you can drink' for ¥400 per half hour. I seem to see this as 'how much can you drink in half an hour?' Turns out. A lot. And they had everything I love. Sake, rum, vodka, peach liquor, strawberry liquor, all kinds. One of the guys was able to drink a pint in about a second. It was insane. His mates made the mistake of try...