It is our last day in Japan and nothing much new to report. We arrived at the Hyatt yesterday sweaty and dirty from carrying our packs across 4 or 5 train stations. Needless to say we looked and probably felt a little out of place. So much so I barely knew how to respond when the bell hop came over and took my bag from me while I was checking in... how soon we forget. The Hyatt is really nice, flat screen satellite tv, comfy beds and a toilet seat with a built in heat seat... big surprise since it apparently is one of the most expensive hotels in Osaka.
Not wanting to spend our entire last two days in the hotel sitting around watching the Discovery Channel we headed out last night to grab some dinner and to satisfy Chris's claw game obsession. We grabbed a quick cheap dinner and walked around a little ending up in an arcade. Chris found his game (it was a net that you had to cast over your target to retrieve your prize) and started pumping 100 yen coins into it. About 700 yen in he finally won or at least that is what he considers it. I am not sure how you can consider spending 7 bucks for for a bear with a blue bonnet winning, but I guess we all have different set of conditions for victory.
Inspired by his victory yesterday, Chris and I headed back out today to do a little shopping and continue his quest to play every claw game known to man. After a failed attempt in one part of town we arrived in Namba and found a 2 mile shopping area with all kinds of shops and arcades. It is amazing how much shopping goes on here, I have never seen anything like it. In every city we stop in all we see people in Japan doing is consuming be it games, food, or shopping. I am convinced at this point that no one saves any money and it all goes to some form of entertainment. While taking in the spectacle that it is we continued to jump in and out of arcades, each time looking for new claw games. Three more dollars here, five more there, I swear since we got to Japan Chris has probably spent more in claw machines than food.. well he has at least pumped in 30 bucks with only one victory to his name.. the blue bonneted bear.
Anyway that will probably about wrap it up for Japan. Off to China tomorrow
