Last Stop: Tokyo

Last stop: Tokyo.

We were in Tokyo from Wed night until Sun afternoon. Tokyo is ginormous. The city is broken up into a whole bunch of districts that are one next to another. So what is there to do in Tokyo? Well, there's shopping for the ladies, more shopping for the ladies, a little more shopping for the ladies, some shopping for the guys, and so we don't forget the ladies, some shopping for them. Everywhere you looked, there were malls, big department stores, or little shops depending on the district. The malls consisted of: 85% women's clothing / accessories, 13% food court, 2% men's clothing / accessories.

Different districts would have different stores. For example:

Harajuku had lots of small shops with lots of different random things... and women's clothing of course.

Ginza was like NYC. All the ritzy huge expensive stores were here. Prada, Louis Vuitton, etc. etc. Basically all the companies where you can find their 'little brother' counterparts for $4 in Tijuana.

Akihaba was a huge electronic district. There were tons of 8 or more level electronic buildings. This is also the place famous for their 'maid' cafes. Unfortunately we went there too early in the day so we didn't go to any maid cafes. I was feeling a little dirty and thought I could use a good cleaning. (Just to clarify, the maid cafes are where people go to drink and girls in maid outfits serve them. And just to clarify my stance on the subject, I think everybody could use a maid)

One exception was Roppongi. This is the district that.... lets just say it peaks from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Akihabara. Electronics and maid capital of the world.


First train (5:30 a.m.) back home after a late night in Roppongi

Those were just a few of the districts we visited. However, they all had one thing in common. People...a massive sea of black hair and Gap bags.

People everywhere. I heard this is the busiest intersection in the world (Shibuya)


Arcades are everywhere too.

The transit system is also really convenient. Between the local subway and trains, you could get anywhere is a relatively short amount of time. It's just a matter of finding the right noodle in the bowl of subway spaghetti.

Tokyo subway map. There is also a separate train map.

Yoyogi Park. A big park in the middle of Tokyo.

And that's it for the trip! Now I'm back in my little rice paddy 'hood... party capital of Japan.