Last I left off we were in Roppongi getting ready to go out and get something to eat. We elected to try out a sushi place. It wasn't too bad once we got everything ordered other than the seaweed all over my tuna that would not come off and the fish eye in Chris's miso soup. From there we headed to a bar call Gaspanicwhere we ended up meeting a guy named Charlie from Paris and had just moved here a month ago for his girlfriend.... Honestly I feel bad for the guy, he has been here a month, doesn't speak Japanese, and now works 60 hour weeks instead of 35. He definitly got the short stick on that move. At about 11pm, being the old men that we are we decided to head back to the hotel and call it a night making plans with Charlie to try and meet up with him on Sunday night to go out in Shibuya.
On Sunday we got up with a plan to see the western side of Tokyo which included Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. In Shinjuku we took in a small flea market at one of the shrines. Chris bought a pretty cool 100 year old picture of a samurai getting arrested.. at lest that is what the guy selling it said. From there we walked around a little checking out a few more arcades in the quest to find the latest claw like game which lets you control a little robot instead of a claw. We have looked all over the place and still have not found one anywhere. We then headed south toward Harajuku through Yoyogi Park to see the Meiji Shrine which was built to honor Emperor Meiji and his wife for their role in what is known as the Meiji restoration. Continuing out of the park towards Harajuku we saw the best sights off the day, a large crowd of teens dressed like anime characters.
From there we walked through Harajuku down to Shibuya, which pretty much looks like the Tokyo from all the movies with bright lights and giant screens all over the place. Chris has a video of us crossing the street, which should give you an idea how chaotic it is. Amongst all the walking we decided to duck into an internet cafe for a little while. It was an interesting place and we both got private booths that were about 6ft tall and that we could lock... After an hour I went to check on Chris who said he would be a couple more minutes, so I went back to my booth telling him to come get me when he is done. About 20 minutes later I got concerned so I went back to his cube peering over the edge to talk to him... and then I saw a full screen of porn. Not sure what to do I ran back to my cube and sat down for a few minutes. Five minutes or so passed and I decided to go back over and check on him again. Yup, still porn and this time I noticed a white hand.. so I was like what the shit is he doing and went back to my cube. Ten minutes or so passed again and this time I was pissed. So I got up and knocked on the door.. no answer, peering all the way over..white hand check... porn check ... dirty blond hair.. what the F^%k. I am thinking that's not Chris and if that's not Chris where the hell is Chris. A slight panic sets in as I look all over the internet cafe. Not sure what to do at that point I decided to leave figuring the jerk ditched me. I get down to the street and he is sitting there wondering what took me so long. Needless to say if you're ever in an internet cafe with a large cubes and doors that lock... wash your hands when you are done. With little left to do we decided to head home from there grabbing some raman at a 24hr shop and then made it another early night
