Welcome to Darlo's Diary!

I'm in Tokyo! I love big cities. In 2008 I came to Japan as an exchange student. I went to university in Kobe, and I lived in Osaka. Now I live in the countryside in Yamaguchi prefecture. It's very different!

I'm not a very good tourist. In Tokyo I don't know many famous places. I like to go places that have no tourists, like small cafes and so on. However, I did go to Disneyland. It was fun! On Splash Mountain, I did a pose like Usain Bolt!

Do you like anime? In England we call anime 'cartoons'. But many people still call Japanese cartoons anime. I like anime a lot. Do you know the anime called Lucky Star? Today I went to Washinomiya Shrine in Saitama prefecture. If you watch Lucky Star, you can see Washinomiya Shrine in the opening credits! (at 24 seconds)

It's the winter holiday! Tomorrow I will go to Tokyo. I will go by plane from Yamaguchi Ube airport to Tokyo Haneda airport. I like flying, but it's very expensive.

In Tokyo I want to go to Torikizoku. Do you know Torikizoku? It's a restaurant which has yummy food. When I lived in Osaka, I went to Torikizoku a lot. Everything is 280 yen. It's cheap and delicious!

On Christmas Eve I will go to Disneyland. I have been to Disneyland in France. It's called Euro-Disney. I'm looking forward to it. I wonder if I will meet Mickey Mouse.

It's snowing! But I don't like cold weather. England is colder than Japan. According to the weather forecast, Telford, which is my town, is 3 degrees!

Soon it will be the Winter holiday. What will you do in the Winter holiday? I will go to Tokyo and Chiba. I want to see my friends and hang out. On Christmas Eve, I will go to Disneyland! I think there will be a lot of people there.

See you!