Hachiko Shibuya

... it tastes more like coffee than rice. In the evening, after our nap, we take the subway down to the Shibuya district.  This is the Tokyo that you know from TV, with the outrageously large neon signs.  It is packed to the gills with frantic ...

Tokyo, Japan - It was very exciting waiting for and boarding the bullet train to Tokyo. The bus was almost as expensive and four times longer. The trains are always on time, if not, the conductor will continue to apologize throughout the journey! ...

... circle of the Yamanote line.  We got off at a few stations along the way, stopping to admire the  Hachiko statue at Shibuya station, trying to visit the Pokemon store (closed), and have dinner at an okonomiyaki place near Tokyo station.  ...

... singen gegangen. Sabine und ich natürlich dabei, obwohl ich eigentlich am nächsten Tag arbeiten müsste...egal, ich war noch nie in Japan Karaoke, und es war grad sehr lustig und ich muss eh erst um 10 anfangen. Wir sind also los und haben auch recht ...

... mon camarade commence à être crevé. Bon, on va au Starbuck comme ça il pourra prendre de pures photos du carrefour face à Shibuya Station. Arrivé là bas, on s'installe et à coté de nous, une japonaise d'environ 40 ans qui nous entends parler ...

... bachi. Very cool. Seeing where taiko has fit into the history/culture elsewhere has also been intriguing.  -Visited Hachiko in Shibuya, a Noh play, the Imperial Gardens, Odaiba, Harajuku, Meiji Jingu shrine and the Geigeki (future site of MASAFESTA!) ...

... schönen Blick auf die Straße hat. Da stehen natürlich viele Leute um Fotos zu machen. Offenbar zu viele. Die Stadt Tokyo, oder der Bezirk Shibuya, was weiß ich, leistet sich sogar 2 Angestellte, die nix anderes zu tun haben, als ständig über diese ...

... country is clean, but even the subway!? It looks like someone goes at it with a toothbrush everyday. Our first stop was Shibuya in the west. Known for its trendiness and very popular among the younger crowd. One of Tokyo's biggest shopping areas ...

... . With accommodation booked, our plans were falling into place we could now book our trains, so we set off to Tokyo station to get our Japan Rail Passes and reserve some train seats. With all of the organizational stuff checked off, we were free to enjoy ...

... ! Because I barely know Tokyo Station, we told them to get off at Shinjuku... only, quite last minute, Jor and I realized that Shibuya would be more convenient. So I sent everyone an email a few hours before their flight and got no reaction. "So what do ...