Dawn of The First Day.

Okay.  It really isn't dawn right now, but I felt obligated to make that reference.  How could I not bring up The Legend of Zelda when I'm here?

I'm going to throw this out there right now.  Google Translate is going to make my life so much easier.  It's already helped me solve a problem. 

I did not pack a power adapter because Japan uses 100 V AC power with the same kind of plugs use in the States.  If you look at your cellphone charger (in the U.S.), you can see the input and output power.  Mine says 100-240 V - 50/60 Hz 0.3 A with an output of 5.2 V, 2.0 A.  Anything between 100 and 240 volts at 50 or 60 Hz (we'll get to that in a moment) with at least a 0.3 A capacity will allow the converter to output 5.2 V at 2 A of current.  There's something similar on my computer charger.  The significant difference between the two is the phone charger is two prong (ungrounded) and the computer is three prong (grounded).  The three prong outlets are a significant minority in Japan.  Chalk one up for U.S. safety regulations because the grounding reduces the chance of electric shock.

I asked the woman who brought my breakfast this morning if I could get an adapter.  Unfortunately she does not speak English.  Bring out the phone.  I type in "Can I get a power adapter?"  It spits out in a mix of kanji, katakana, and hiragana (with romanji below it) "Dengen adaputa wa moraemasu ka?"  She pulls out her phone, taps on it, and shows me "I will check at the front desk."  10 minutes later, I get a phone call asking what type I need.  5 minutes after that, the doorbell rings (every room has a doorbell) and the adapter is in a bag hanging on the handle.  The man who brought it is about 10 feet away and asks me if it's correct.  It is, and I thank him.  That one I remember from Monica Dix's class.  "Arigatoo gozaimasu."  I can now work with my computer and play video games without worrying about it dying on me.

Google may be a capitalistic empire that preys and profits off scraping every bit of information about our lives as possible, but at least they are helpful.

The 50/60 Hz thing is because there are two different power grids in Japan.  The Eastern grid operates at 50 Hz and the Western grid operates at 60 Hz.  This means the two grids cannot share power.  It's like the U.S. and Texas, only without the animosity (I assume), but worse.  If it came down to it, Texas could be integrated with the rest of the States.  Tokyo cannot provide power to Osaka without significant issues.

Breakfast -

Given where I am with adjusting and all, I opted for the Western style breakfast this morning.

This is a horrible food picture because it is exactly as it was delivered.  It doesn't help that Jen is usually the one who takes care of photographing anything.  She is just better about seeing pretty much anything than I am.  In any case, under the cutlery is a mixed greens salad with red onions, chick peas, black beans, edamame, radish, and some kind of savory dressing.  I very much enjoyed the lightly pickled julienne carrots with steamed cauliflower.  There is also a slice of bacon on an egg that is like an omelette, but with soft scrambled egg on the inside instead of cheese, and some kind of salsa.  The large cup on the right has a bacon, onion, and carrot broth.  Next to that is plain yogurt with berries, orange juice, water, and coffee.  Rounding it out is a croissant and a roll.  It was a unique breakfast and more food than I have had in one sitting since Wednesday night.

I'll make a separate post with the room features.  I'll also provide evidence supporting why I believe Japan is so steadfastly against drug use.  From what I've read, most of the population believes marijuana is a very dangerous drug.  Given what I've seen of their children's programming, I think they just don't feel the need to have anything that could make one hallucinate.  Tara on Buffy, The Vampire Slayer said it best.  When Willow asked her "You know what's weird?"  Tara answered "Japanese commercials are pretty weird."  That, they are.