May 2010
10 posts
Japan Day Three
Our third day in Tokyo began in Shinjuku with a brief walking tour of the red light district. Red light districts on Sunday mornings are more like yellow light districts, so there really wasn’t much to see. While looking for a arcade palace we did meander into a very bizarre Manga shop by accident. With a name like “Gamer Paradise” you would have thought an arcade might have been...
Japan Day Two
Day 2 started late because Day 1 ended really late. We went out in Shibuya last night and thankfully made it back to our hotel without a hitch. We went to Vounds (something like that), Gas Panic, and Womb. I’ve been to the Gas Panic in Roppongi and knew pretty much what to expect. The Shibuya version is a lot smaller with about the same amount of people packed inside. Womb was alright...
Japan Day One
First I should mention that upon arrival, the first thing that was spoken to me was: “Sir, have you ever heard of Interpol?” I was then promptly escorted to an interrogation room in Narita Airport. When I asked if I could go tell my friend what was happening, they responded, “Please cooperate”. I guess the issue was that my passport was ‘stolen’, despite the...
Japan V.2
Tomorrow I leave for Japan. This will be my second time to Tokyo (last time was in 2008). I you were a reader of the blog then, you’ll remember I wrote about the trip extensively; each day and each night was given a report and a few pics. I plan to do the same thing this time. We’ll see how that goes — I’ve gotten significantly lazier when it comes to writing for my own...
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