I’m sitting in bed after a long day in Akihabara. I’m watching one of those Japanese variety shows. There seems to be this Japanese woman travelling around Sri Lanka visiting with the locals. I don’t know why I find this so amusing, but I do. Japanese society seems to be so insular, that a travel show of the type that I’m watching seems unique. I was kind of expecting fancier or more eccentric television shows, but everything seems so average.
I’ve already showered. Tokyo weather around this time of year seems to average between 25 and 30°C. That doesn’t seem too bad, however, it’s horribly humid here. You feel it on your skin and that icky feeling just doesn’t go away until you shower. The hotels here seem to offer pajamas or night gowns to its guests. They give fresh sets daily. The Mielparque offered something like a yukata. I don’t think it fit very well when I used it. I don’t know if you’re supposed to wear it to bed. I did, but by morning it was all wide open. After that, I chose not to use it. This Toyoko inn offer night gown like things. These are pretty open. I suppose it doesn’t matter since I don’t have a roommate while I’m staying here. Whatever.
Anyway, today was a pretty good day. During the tour, one of the stops was Akihabara, which is quite famous for all the electronic goods being sold there. Damn, that place is busy. I mean, there are hordes of people all over the place. Each store has people out on the street screaming at you to come into their store. It’s a gauntlet of people handing out free tissue packets and fans. It’s easy to hit sensory overload there, I figure.
We didn’t really spend much time there, so Amy, Alex and I decided to return to check things out. Luckily this time, we had a guide. Yosenex has been teaching English in Japan for a while and he seemed to know the neighbourhood really well. He tooks us from store to store, looking for goods that might interest us. What kind of goods? Well…you know:
No, I didn’t buy these. Are you kidding? They’d probably be around ¥15000. Instead, I ought some smaller figurines. As well, Yosenex pointed out some artbooks. When Amy and I saw them, we were in shock. I mean, holy crap, it was like finding the holy grail…except perhaps not that rare. I’m now the owner of the second SM artbook. I also have the second anime artbook now. I am one happy guy with these purchases. I’ve spent more today than any of the past days that I’ve been here. That’s great, however, I think it’s time for me to cap the big purchases.
After the purchases, Yosenex took us all to an arcade so he could show us his mad DDR skills. This guy is amazing. The three of us were cheering him on. I don’t think the Japanese gus around us were as into his performance as we were, but screw them, I thought it was amazing.
So yeah, my feet still kill. Because of the fact that we scoured Akihabara, my feet haven’t had much time to recover. I don’t think they will until the plane ride home. It’s coming soon. I’ve lost track of days, really. Now that I think about it though, I’ve got 3 more days left to see all that I can manage. I have to persevere and cram it all in. This trip is already memorable, however, I know that I can make it even moreso.
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