On my first night in Tokyo, I checked into Khaosan Tokyo rest-house and met a whole bunch of people from all around the world. First I went for a walk and to get some food with Matias the German, a trained doctor who has not been practicing since he graduated but traveling and working in different continents. Something he said as we were walking to the 99 yen shop got me thinking. He said, "after you've been traveling for awhile, you realize all you really need is just your backpack and a pair of good shoes." And there was something to that, forget about nationalities, forget about race, we are all citizens of the world, home is where the heart is. Although, i stupidly added after the shoes part, "and your camera," which is really dumb I know, and his reply to that was, "actually you don't even need a camera." We came back and we started talking and soon Helena from Namibia joined in, and then Yan Yan from Inner Mongolia, and Daniel from Mexico, and a couple of Koreans I cant remember their names. One of the joys of traveling is meeting new friends from different parts of the world. I would recommend Khaosan Tokyo to anyone who's backpacking in Japan and stopping over in Tokyo.