Well all was quiet during the day, that is true; and in Tokyo terms that means the pop dropped from 30 mil to 25mil, which means it wasn't quiet at all. shit i have already confused the reader. okay. Sooo... first contact with a boy from back home since I came to Japan. Kevin met Phil, Spencer, and I at the Shinkansen terminal. The train ride there was hype, with the training reaching speeds of 300 km/h and delivering us to our destination, 550km away, in 2 hours 50 min. What! There was a smoking cart on the train which was bomb, and the seats were real spacious. I was excited for this trip, even though i imagined Tokyo to be a real large, crowded, and fairly ugly city; but i was wrong. Tokyo ended up being an amazing scene!
We bought train passes for all three days we were there, which allowed us to travel on this 13 subway line transit system. yes, 13 lines, and over 282 stations. that is a whole language to learn on its own, respect to anyone who could name all stations. Our hotel the first night was tops, and a real value. we toured the city the whole day, checking out the harajuku people (which we found when phil asked one of them where the 'crazy people' were, and he laughed and said 'here') they really were crazy, dressed like it was halloween. We met this 18 year old girl from Sweden, who had flown all the way to Japan by herself to check out this concert of some J-Pop singer. What the fuck! respect for being cool enough to go by yourself, but for J-Pop? come on girl. We went to Shibuya, where you can witness the worlds most crowded interesection, which is also featured in Lost in Translation, fucken ridiciulous. People turned into ants. Ginza district was impressive, 10 story high Dior and Armani stores. Biggest shopping district i've ever witnessed. Kevin and I also checked out the illuminari that was going on for christmas, which was nice. picture like 200,000 led christmas lights all in one area. Imperial Palace was a joke, you can't even see it. I dont know why it is mentioned as a tourist site, but thats tourism for you, pretty random. At night was got hammered and experienced a street filled with bars which used to be the old Tokyo railway, and also a spot where war deserters hid during the 2nd world war. The rest of the night was a blur, but lets just say some people got mixed up with some prostitutes, and some got pulled into grungy spots that sold 100 dollar grams of weed.
The second day was more of the same of walking around. I had my favourite meal since I came to Japan. We went to the japan's largest fish market and I went with Phil to a real nice Sashimi Bar (raw fish). It was so delicious, I have been introduced to a whole new spectrum of food I never knew was so delicious. The preperation and the way its served was awesome. I know i will miss sashimi when i go back home. I tried raw whale, I know animal rights activists im sorry, but it wasnt that great. it tastes like cow. Whale is the cow of the sea.
So new years night was at hand. started off with a dabble into some chu-hi (jap alcoholic spirit), and off we went to Shibuya, where the Womb, a renowned club, was located. Before walking in one would never guess that it would be bumping. After buying our tickets and going into the first floor, we were all shocked, wondering `can this be it?' luckily it wasnt. we found our way upstairs.. and kaboom! light, beats, the whole shebang. it was off the chain. i had a wicked time, especially dancing to the drum and bass of the dj on the third floor. he was mixing all kinds of shit. michael jackson mixes, daft punk. this song, Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Harder Faster (Dub)was what got me off my tits. this song is the way forward. drum and bass is the way forward. dabble dabble. And Phil that lucky bastard got to shake one! Enjoy!
Our last day in Tokyo was mellow. we chilled around. We went to a shrine which is a japanese new years custom. It was so packed, and there was a long street that led to the shrine which took an hour to get through, but i didnt feel like i was waiting in line. At night we took an overnight bus back to kobe. I had ramin outside the bus station while i waited for the bus. met some cool friends.
overall tokyo was bomb, too many jokes to list, and everyone had a great time. suck a dick guy!
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Hype. I want to come check that scene. You think Kevin could show me around? I haven't spoken to him I hope he's adjusted as well as you have and I bet it was wicked seeing a boy from back home in Tokyo.
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