About a
month ago, during the time that my best friend came over to visit me, we
planned a short trip to the well-known, crazy capital of Japan: Tokyo.
We took the
nightbus = no sleep at all guaranteed, and we arrived in Tokyo around 7 in the
morning. After searching our hostels we went to explore the city. We stayed in
the neighbourhood Asakusa, known for the shiny building with the golden…thing(?)
on top.
We visited
the centre, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ueno and Harajuku. Yes, we saw all the cultural stuff
and it was nice, but oh, oh how I felt like I was in my own dream when I
entered the alleys of Harajuku. Shops full with distinct clothing and accessories.
My kind of fashion everywhere; I wanted to scream of happiness, seriously. To
top it off we had a little snack in a superkawaii, pink restaurant.
Of course,
going out was one of the most important things we wanted to do too. We went to
Roppongi, the ‘gaijin’ (foreigners) clubbing area. Not too many gaijins there though. Except for
the visitors of the omnipresent reggae clubs, which included diehard reggae
lovers (both black and Japanese). Which is only better, since you enter the
real Japanese party-culture. We went to a bar-club where a lot of dancing was
going on. You’d be surprised how many Japanese guys can actually dance way better
than Western (white) guys. It seems like they are capable of anything.
Anyway, I’ll
quit talking about unnecessary details. Just have a looks at the visuals.
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| Asakusa. (So, what exactly is that golden thing?) |
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| In Japan, you can randomly run into some geishas on the street. |
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| The best fish I've ever tasted, in a shady restaurant in an alley of Ueno. |
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| Another thing you randomly run into: temples. (This one was in the middle of a shopping area) |
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| Lamas! In a game centre. |
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| The result of pericura-booths in the same game centre. |
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| Awesome building on our way to Harajuku. |
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| Now this is what I'm talkin 'bout. |
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| Commercialism. |
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| And more. |
