Moved In (Kind of)

So now I'm in Chiba. A small town called Sakasai, to be exact. Not a bad spot, pretty residential though. The only problem is that Interac is kind of taking us for a ride on this one - our station is about a 50 minute ride outside of Tokyo, and we're here because of the living costs of the big city. Right now, on a pro-rated quasi-lease, we're paying 81000 Yen/month, which is OK for the Tokyo area but ridiculous for the family-friendly suburban area we're holing up in. And I'm probably going to be here for 2 months or so (granted, at that point it'll be more or less Interac paying for me to live here without me doing any work). It's a big chunk of change out of my pocket, and I'm a bit put off by it, so me and a few other co-"workers" are scoping out some other options.

Oh,, but the real kicker for this week is the holiday: Including the weekend, its 5 days long, and only because in Japanese law (so I hear) if there are 2 separate holidays with one day in between them, that middle day must also be taken off. Normally, this wouldn't suck (again, in Tokyo everything would be more or less OK), but out here every bank and post-office (aka bank) is closed until Thursday, so I can't exchange bills, cash travelers checks, or even charge my credit account for a withdrawl. So at the moment, for the next 2 days, I have about 4K Yen in my pocket. Doable, but annoying.