Sightseeing in Tokyo...

Day 2 in Tokyo

The next day I went off with a local guy to see the sights of Tokyo!

We went all over the city, but of particular note are:

• Akihabara: a geek's paradise! Manga, aname and electronics everywhere! Not particularly up my street, but I`m yet to meet a guy who doesn't love it.
• Shinjuku: neon, neon, neon!
• Shibuya: With the famous crosswalk... it's quite a sight.

• Harajuku: young girls make a statement with their fashionable clothing. Some, called 'cos-play-zoku' (costume-play) is pretty OTT! I would have happily just let them carry on their day, but the guy I was with asked if they`d mind if I had a picture with them... what?? I never asked for that! But I couldn't very well say no once they'd agreed. So feeling pretty uncomfortable, I posed with the girls who obviously didn't really want to be posing for my photo... but there was no way I was touching their clothes! Apparently the intricate clothes are often hand made and ridiculously expensive - and these girls looked scary... I wasn`t going to piss them off any more than I already had!

People were offering free hugs on the bridge. So I had 3...

 

 

I had unagi (freshwater eel) for lunch, and it was absolutely delicious. It kind of tasted like grilled salmon... With miso soup and green tea. Yum.


I was shattered with jet-lag, so headed back to the hostel, trying my best not to get lost on the subway...