May 1st, Narita・５月１日、成田

Noting from Narita, just arrived.
So far, so good. Realized I forgot the Japanese cell phone I've used on previous trips at home so I'll have to buy a new one, and my debit card didn't work in Toronto which kind of freaked me out. Card situation should be fine, had mom call my bank and it turns out the card wasn't verified for Canada even though I mentioned I'd be at Toronto Intl. Got it verified but didn't try it, was able to use my card on my parents' account in a pinch so no need to use extra money when I didn't need to. Have yet to try my card here, was kind of rushing in Narita since I wasn't sure how long currency etc would take. No ATM I can use in this area of the airport, so it'll have to wait until Sapporo.
Also, American phone isn't working now that I'm in Japan. Should have called and let the cell company know I'd be here beforehand, but it's nothing serious. Can email mom etc once I get to an internet connection and I should have a Japanese phone soon enough.

Once I got through the fluster of customs etc and into a part of Narita with fresh air everything smelled immediately like Tokyo, exactly as I remember it. So many memories all back at once, and as dangerous as it may be the 'idol mood' came back all over again. As much as I want to enjoy that world again, I can't get invested like I used to and for the sake of my studies/future career it's best to keep that obsession at bay. Still plan to visit idol friends and pop by a concert venue or two when there's a show going on for old time's sake, perhaps against my better judgement. Done with idols or not, I made valuable friends through all that and I have no intention of just dropping them.

Watching Japanese TV waiting for my flight to Sapporo at the moment. Never flown domestic in Japan, so it's interesting to see how things operate differently. As always, Japanese customer service is extremely professional and calculated; I love it. Flight boards soon, so I suppose I'll leave this entry as is.

成田空港からメモって、着いた所。
なんとなく良く進んでいます。前回日本に来た時に使った携帯を実家で忘れちゃって、デビットカードもトロント空港で使えなくてちょっとビビった。母にアメリカの銀行まで電話をかけてもらって、トロントで使いたいのうまく伝えなかったらしくて、使えるように頼みました。でも、ピンチで両親のアカウントのカードを使えたので、今お金を大切に使わないと危ないし結局自分のカードを使ってみなかった。成田に着いてから結構急いでたからまだ日本でカードを使ってみてなくて、今の所使えるATMがないので札幌に着いたら下ろしてみる。
そして、アメリカの携帯がなぜか使えない。多分日本に来る事を携帯会社に伝えた方がよかったかもしれないが今さらしょうがない事だから。もうすぐ日本の携帯を買うし、無事着いた事を母に札幌に着いてからEメールで伝えよう。

税関手続などの焦りを終えて、外の匂いが入ってきてるドアのある場所に入ったら、東京の匂いがすごくて、覚えた東京そっくりだった。色々な思い出が溢れてきちゃって危ないアイドル気分も（笑）　そういう世界に戻りたい気持ちもありますが、前みたいに夢中になれないし勉強や将来の仕事の為にも遠慮したほうがいいんだから。危ないかもしれないが、アイドル関係の友達とかにもちろん会うつもりで、会場推しとしてコンサートでも寄るつもりもあるが。あまりにも大切な仲間だしその繋がりを守らないつもりは全くない。

今、日本のテレビを見ながら札幌へのフライトを待ってます。日本国内で飛行機を乗った事がないので違いが面白い。で、さすがに日本のサービスはアメリカと違う。アメリカ人が適当にやるバイトでもみんなプロの気分を持ってるし日本のすごく良い所だと思っています。って、もうすぐ出発なので、これで以上。