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Shinjuku
... it was getting close to 5.00pm and we had decided we might as well stay and wait for the sun to go down so we could walk around the illuminated streets. We walked a few blocks, chatted with some locals and talked to some Police, immersing ourselves in the hustle and bustle of the start of a exciting Saturday night in one of the busiest cities in the world.
Around 6.00pm we fought the crowds back to the station and caught a train to Ikebukuro.
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Moshi moshi Tokyo
... doing my laundry, well really writing while my laundry was first washing and then drying just across the road.
With this done it was around 2pm and time to head out into the formidable heat. I had formulated a plan of action. First I would head down to the Tokyo terminus, which I did, in order to head to the Imperial Palac, which I found pretty easily. An improvement on the previous day. What with Japan still having an emperor, not just any Tom, Dick or ...
What Little Kids Should and Shouldn't Play With
Today, I had some business to take care of down in Tokyo. I figured, while I was there, I would continue my marathon of Tokyo-area museum visits by checking out the Tokyo Toy Museum (東京おもӖ 5;ゃ美術館) in the Yotsuya area.
It was just after lunchtime when I arrived at the Yotsuya Sanchome subway stop. Exiting the station, I came face-to-face with the Tokyo Fire Museum (東京消防ॳ ...
Tokyo Part 1 - Snowww
... function which I decided to give a miss... the only problem I had was I couldn't find the flush for an agonizing 10 minutes after doing my business!
I would like to say this will be the only toilet reference made in the blog, but at the time of writing there has already been a far more problematic incident.
Fortunately I packed my ear plugs as the Americans in our room snored like motorbikes.
Moving straight onto Kyoto tomorrow ...
Thirty Hour Tour of Tokyo
... for its fashion. Lolita (girls dressed like little girls/dolls) and Gothic Lolita (Victorian style dark dolls) are the main forms, but there are quite a few different styles and versions. Harajuku is also famous for its crepes, which we unfortunately decided to forgo in favor of real food. The main street of Harajuku, though, is crowded with the 'fashionable‘ people of Japan, and this is where you’ll see the young (and hopeless?) kids out, maybe with some ...
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