I am finally at my permanant place, so no more moving around and living out of a suitcase unless I'm travelling of course. I am in Kawagoe, Saitama, which is part of the greater Tokyo area. I am only 20-30 minutes away from Central Tokyo which is great. Woohoo. Been in Japan for a month and 5 days now and discovered quite a bit about the country and culture, some good and some not so good, like every country and culture. I love the area that I'm in. Everything is at my doorstep, so no need to take a subway/train/bus. From restaurants, to bars, to clubs, to kareoke (which is huge here), to shopping malls, grocery stores, etc., it's all at my door step, so definitely can't complain. Transportation here is very expensive. Prices are based
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