Going to bed to catch the early rising sun in Japan!!! / by James Sato

Hi all!

Just want to post something before I head off to bed in Japan.

One aspect of living in Japan that really throws me off is how weird the clock is in relation to the sun. Either the clock is slow, or sun is fast, because during the summers, the sun rises at 4:30 am in the morning!!! Also, the sun sets by 7:30 pm, which really gives me a perspective on all of the sunny waking up scenes and nighttime strolls in Japanese shows.

Like I said in the title, I am going to try to wake up early tomorrow to take some awesome pictures of the beautiful shrines and temples that Sendai is home to. One of the shrines on the list tomorrow is the Toshogu Shrine! I past by it once before, but it is not on a path to any places I go on a regular basis, so I never see it! Preview of what might be ahead for me below!