BIG

Tokyo is really big. Where we are staying in Tokyo on the otherhand isn't. Just have a look below at the room Uriah and I are sharing. It's actually intended for one person but we had a lot of trouble finding budget accommodation last minute as most places were fully booked so we took it. Its clean but we do have to get a little creative in finding floor space to sleep on as the room is really friggin small.

We make up for our cheapness through our eating habits though and we found this all you can eat dessert bar (in 90 minutes) that had us bellyaching all afternoon. Food can be expensive in Tokyo but we've found good deals around town and the quality is usually pretty high.



Our Japan rail passes expired last Friday and before they did, we squeezed in a day trip to Nagoya. As soon as we got there we noticed a whole lot of Sumo wrestlers walking around. We soon discovered there was a tournament going on and spent most of the day watching these big units wrestle. Awesome sight.



Tokyo is bloody busy. Trains are full all the way to midnight. Shibuya's famous intersection didn't disappoint either as every 3 minutes hordes of people flow in all directions. Crazy.




Shinjuku was alright and Akihabara (electric city) was good times for me as Im a nerd at heart and love all the techie electronic stuff. Came real close to buying a laptop and a new SLR digital camera. Uriah helped me fight the temptation though.



Uriah and I have done a bit of shopping around town and we've been checking out a lot of the used/vintage clothes shops. Uriah scored some really wicked deals. As for me, size is always an issue as mostly everyone here is like medium. I can't even buy shoes here as they only go up to size 11 (Im 13) and there are good deals too. I've had to return to my old habit of buying records and Tokyo (particularly Shibuya) is a mecca for vinyl geeks. Shibuya has more record stores per square metre than any other place in the world!



Harajuku: Lots of "eccentric" kids.



Overall, Tokyo has made us fell a bit odd. In general, the Japanese are very trendy. Men and women dress up to the 10th degree and fashion is high priority. Uriah and I on the otherhand feel like travelling slobs. Japan is a very different place than what we have gotten use to in South east asia.

Tomorrow we're off to Yokohama before heading back to Bangkok.

- Derek