Hello Tokyo!
This was supposed to be a video post.. but I can explain. I am stuck in a fancy pants hotel with no wireless in the suites. So I am stuck writing this on a terminal using a Japanese keyboard (which is quite frustrating). Hopefully I will fix this some time tomorrow, but know it was not my fault.
The hotel I was planning to stay at apparently does not exist (or I have the name wrong). Although the flight was long and the trains were a little disorienting at first, I managed to get to the area of Tokyo I thought I was supposed to be in (somewhere near Hiro-o station). However, I ended up wandering around jet lagged and anxious for about an hour before I found a police box. They promptly put me on a phone with someone who spoke English (”English okay!”). Even that guy could not tell me where the hotel was, so they pointed me in the direction of one nearby.
So I am safe for another day. Tomorrow I will have to find new hotel arrangements and hopefully get my video and photos up. I have some fun stuff already!
Two random facts before I go:
- Japanese love to label EVERYTHING.
- It doesn’t seem like it, but it’s actually rather expensive… it adds up. (Counter person: “blah blah en.” Me: nods.)
Update:
Now that I have Internet access, here’s the video of my trip to and arrival in Tokyo, in all my resplendent jet-lagged glory. I feel much better now! And I hope that my film making skills will improve as we go along…
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You made it!! You’re actually in Japan. Yeah!
Funny about the hotel thing, but at least you can get a good sleep before your real adventure begins. Looking forward to reading your posts.
Dude!
Great to hear you made it safe and sound & have a place to rest your head at night!
Look forward to pics!
Wow! I’m one of Emily’s dancer friends from the Evolution show. Cool you are in Japan! How long you staying? I usually stay in a guesthouse. A lot cheaper and fun too. Lots of locals and foreigners. check it out: http://www.japaneseguesthouses.com/index.htm
Try and check out the fish market really early (maybe 7am ish) in the morning. You get to see cool stuff. Be careful not to get run over by the busy transporters. The best view was looking down into the water and seeing a school of giant jelly fish.
Get out of Tokyo and check out the country side. Everything is roomer. You get to wear your pjs out and about.
In Tokyo there is a 5 level toy store you need to check out. Can’t remember right now where it is. I’ll have to find that info. Also check out the sex stores. Very interesting items…
If you are there till August 27th, there will be a parade in the same spirit as Carnaval in Brazil. It looks cool. Haven’t experience that yet.
Has anyone tried to take your pic yet? They will.
Ooh! since your are there, if you end up visiting Osaka can you check out a tat parlour?
http://www.desperadotattoo.com/
Have fun. mm