[StangGuy]

I agree with what the others have said. I had a similar experience during my stay in Hirohshima, only I was busy during the day installing equipment for a customer. For the first 2 weeks I was content to come back to the hotel everynight and stay there. Ultimately I realized I couldn't do that for the next two months and decided to search online for some places to go out and have dinner and drinks. I found a few the first night and met some nice people. As I became more comfortable wandering around the city without knowing any Japanese I expanded my knowledge of the different places and how best to get around. In the end, I ended up staying there for 6 months and became as familiar with the city as any native. My wife whom I met while there actually says that I know more of the city than she does.