This is the story of a man... in a land... called Japan!!!

Alright after 17 hours and 3 airports I finally made it to Japan. The Osaka Kansai Airport is massive, I mean, it's like sooo big that 2 thirds of it weren't even being used!!! There are new anti-terrorist measures in play these days in Japan which means I underwent some serious fingerprinting, digital photo taking, strip nearly naked searching and a full checking of my luggage and belongings before I could step foot on japanese soil. The security oficials, one man and one woman were amazed with my tattoos and after I said '' I'm not yakuza '' we all laughed and the ice was broken...
That was it, I was finally ''legally'' in the land of the rising sun!!!
My girlfriend and her brother in law picked me up and we went to their home in Kobe ( the city that was badly damadged by an earthquake some years ago ).
Did I go to bed and rest? No!!! Strait to the restaurant to eat ''yakiniku'' a kind of gengis khan on the table. After tongue fillets, stomach strips, raw liver with spring onion dices, pork bits and peaces etc... I was ready to roll!
Her sister arrived from work and together with her two early 20's sons we all went bowling 'till 3am.... unbelievable, I actually produced some decent strikes.
Next day we took a bus to Hiroshima (we all know what this city is famous for...) to meet her other sister and family where I was received with great joy by her sisters two little girls and kid, even the neighours showed up with gifts to meet a ''brazilian gaijin'', and I was served with one of my favourite dishes Yakisoba cooked right in front of me followed by Okunomyiaki the city's home dish which is a type of omelet with vegetables, pancake, noodles, sauce and mayo on top DELICIOUS!!!
After that came the beers, all local of course, sake, whisky and we just joked and talked ''shit'' until we could barely stand.
Gotta tell'ya, japanese people are extremely friendly aswell as polite and respectful, so far I'm just overwelmed by the country's beauty and warmth (I mean human warmth because now is winter and snow is not a distant dream...), so that's it for now, c u in my next post or how the japanese say JYAMATA NE!!!