Venturing around-ngilala emaweni

So...it begins. My search for a new place to live begins.
In Japan it seems you need to have an insurer or a Japanese person to vouch for you when you need a place to live.

I am actually looking for a place with two rooms, one which I'll turn into a Beading Dancer studio, that has tatami flooring, a shower and bath, as well as lots of sunlight. The other thing is I need a place just outside the city cause I will go insane living in another Johannesburg. I can't see myself moving from Joburg to Japan and settling in another Joburg.

 
I need a place to be able to think in, be inspired in the morning and night when I work on my products. These things are non-negotiable for me. I have been looking at places outside the city and I am potentially looking at traveling for an hour to work or back from work.

I have started new classes that will be all about the kiddies. Mama and tots class, Kindergarten and primary school. I am excited that I can progress as a teacher and teach a mama and nana class. I will still keep my classes where I am, but it great to have a range of students to teach. I hope I don't get baby blues while I am at it.

So I went to check out where my new classes were and also for a test class in Anjo...which is about almost 40mins from where I live. It's a small town but with lots of murals and sunshine.

 
On the way back I had to connect at Nagoya but I decided to walk home instead...and got lost for another 3 hours trying to get home. Where would I be without Nagoya to get me lost...all the time? I think it is because I really forget I am in Japan most times that I am here and forget that I have never lived in this town.

 

Shinkansen

 

This shop is about 5 floors or so...of just technology. BIC Camera

random church

Finding and looking

A Beading Dancer adventure through a cannon.

A long week in Japan. I have been here for full week now, landed on Thursday and been here busy organising things I need to live in Japan. You need to have a visa before coming to Japan, but you also need to budget for expensive rentals for a place, a fee for the local ward office for living in the area and a lot of other things.

I am guestimating that I can start making Beading Dancer merchandise once I have a place to stay that's all mine and I have sourced all my items for a studio. That might only be in two months. This my reality as I move to another continent, I still need to make items for my clients cause as much as they would like consistency...I also like my therapy.

I decided to take a walk today to get out of the guesthouse and after finishing work for a client. I could officially sleep in late and take a walk without worrying about my time. 

I went to my favourite street...I came here before when I was living in Kiso. My favourite streets to shop are the inbetween alleys of Osu cause all the good vintage shops are there.  I came across a lot of these shops today....they are just treasures. Vintage shops in Japan are divided into expensive and less expensive shops.
 

It depends on what you are looking for....but I prefer the less expensive ones...unless I have found something I know is hard to find. Like some old school addidas.
Then homeward bound to do some laundry...before being reminded that South Africa is more than a direction.