Tripping Far Side

Today, two members of our department were transferring to another department, so there was a sayonara enkai, if that's what you call a goodbye party. It was a good chance to get to know people better, especially after a few drinks. Actually, a lot of drinks. :)

Everyone is really friendly and good natured. I really appreciated a lot of people reaching out and trying to speak a little English. All night, they always tried to include me in the group or the conversation. If any of them come to Seattle, I'll for sure take good care of them. Sometimes, situations can be awkward, but that's normal and it's all overshadowed by having fun.

The cool part is that the restaurant we started off at was nomihodai, which means all-you-can-drink. Sure, there are some limits, like you have 2 hours and you can't have two drinks at once (they take away your glass). But, in this kind of situation, how can you not have fun?

From the restaurant at Gojo station (underneath Tsutaya), we moved on to another bar, then to nomihodai karaoke until 6 AM. I think people in Japan know how to party hard, and it's good fun to be a part of it. There were a lot of pics from that night, but I'll only post a few.