exploring katsura

it's a four-day week once again :)  i forget what the occasion is today, but i welcome the mini-break. my host parents are out hiking and left me the house, telling me to invite friends over. LOTS of friends. [lol] but my friends are taking it easy, which probably a good idea after last night ^_^  

so i decided to go to the little stationary shop that i pass by on the way home sometimes. [i was in search of a 26-hole puncher <--yes, they exist!] unfortunately, it was closed-- probably because of the holiday. instead of turning back, i walked around katsura for a little bit.

some awesome finds:

• a bath house
• a massage parlor
• a cute corner coffee shop
• an indoor parking lot for bicycles!
• a beauty parlor where one could get a "peam" or a "stright"
• vending machines with "rainbow blend" coffee in a can

...all within a 5-min walk from my house ^_^