I flew back from Minneapolis on Saturday, April 2nd and arrived back in Japan on April 3rd in the evening. It was about a 12 hour flight but wasn't too bad. I am able to sleep anytime, anywhere, so I slept a majority of the flight. I stayed up to watch 1 of the movies and part of another, but that was about it....the other movies were not too interesting or didn't seem like it. The flight was also extremely empty! I had a lot of space around me...I could count at least 15 open seats around my vicinity. I had the middle aisle seat and there were 2 seats empty right next to me. So that meant I could stretch out and enjoy my space! So I probably slept about 8-9 hours of the flight! I guess not too many people are bound for Tokyo, Japan at the moment given the current conditions. I was able to fly directly out of Minneapolis since my flight was going to go through there anyway, so it was nice since I spent the prior night in Minneapolis, and then my parents just dropped me off at the airport in Minneapolis the next day. I was bummed that I wasn't able to see my sister's performance in Minneapolis, but I guess I couldn't help it with the flight and everything. Well, when I got back the airport was completely empty. Going through customs was a breeze and I was able to get out of the airport fairly quickly. But I was glad to see that things in Japan were back to normal for the most part. The train lines were all running on almost full schedule again and things in the stores were replenished. I could buy bread, milk, and other things that were not available before I came back to America right after the earthquake. I'm so glad that things are back and that I was able to come back to Japan. Depending on the circumstances, I wasn't sure about my return to Japan right away. In my mind when I was packing, I was 100% sure that I would be returning to Japan, but just not completely sure when. I bought a round trip ticket set for coming back on April 3rd, but if things didn't get better or if something drastic happened that it wouldn't be safe, then I probably wouldn't have been able to come back right away. Wel
l, let's hope that nothing more happens and that we are just having to deal with the road to recovery now! The highlight of coming back is that it's time for the new season....the new season of everything in Japan! The new school year, fiscal year, and pretty much all operational aspects in Japanese culture starts when the Cherry Blossom season starts. That is typically on or around April 1st, so that is when the new season starts for many things. Upon returning, I was able to experience my first ever Cherry Blossom season! During this time, it's extremely common for everyone to go out and look at the trees, flowers, and other things that are coming in to full bloom. On the news, they do reports about where the Cherry Blossoms have started blooming across the country. So since I had Monday off and it was a beautiful day out, my girlfriend and I decided to go out and experience the Cherry Blossoms. The flowers aren't in full bloom yet, but there are definitely some out. Check out the pics! A close up view of some flowers
View of the bank where some people can get rowboats or paddleboats!
Panoramic shot of a bank and the city with my girlfriend!
A shot in front of the park in Tokyo
My first Hanami Bento! Very delicious!!
Some more shots walking around the city They look so nice :)
One final closeup view
l, let's hope that nothing more happens and that we are just having to deal with the road to recovery now! The highlight of coming back is that it's time for the new season....the new season of everything in Japan! The new school year, fiscal year, and pretty much all operational aspects in Japanese culture starts when the Cherry Blossom season starts. That is typically on or around April 1st, so that is when the new season starts for many things. Upon returning, I was able to experience my first ever Cherry Blossom season! During this time, it's extremely common for everyone to go out and look at the trees, flowers, and other things that are coming in to full bloom. On the news, they do reports about where the Cherry Blossoms have started blooming across the country. So since I had Monday off and it was a beautiful day out, my girlfriend and I decided to go out and experience the Cherry Blossoms. The flowers aren't in full bloom yet, but there are definitely some out. Check out the pics! A close up view of some flowers 
View of the bank where some people can get rowboats or paddleboats! 
Panoramic shot of a bank and the city with my girlfriend! 
A shot in front of the park in Tokyo 
My first Hanami Bento! Very delicious!! 
Some more shots walking around the city They look so nice :) 
One final closeup view
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