first stop: Shibuya...
one of the main shopping areas in Japan akin to our orchard road..many giant signboards adorned the building... and the crowds are more of youngsters n the fashion conscious...
this is harajuku i think... which is like one stop away from Shibuya...kinda like doby gauht area..but likewise it has lotsa shops for shopping...too bad i din go into those main block of shopping centre like takashimaya or odakyu... din see elevator ladies..sadz...
nite time in shinjuku... one of the more vibrant nightlife area.. it's juz next to kubukicho...which is somewat a rather sleezy place... crowds of well dressed guys in suits would swarm you and show you pics of damn pretty girls...(which i assume would be social escorts) many KTVs, massage parlours can be found in the area too~
our small hotel room which we find in Kabukicho... modest enuf but yet have all the amenities you need... wat else could we expect from 9000 yen...
next morning was spent at akihabara....aki is actually the electronics town of japan and lotsa animes stuffz could be found here...the above poster is actually taken from a shop which sells...yeah...see the pic and i guess u could guess.... lotsa hentais, AVs, animes stuffz are here..and this is where all those otakus u seen or heard on tv come most...
from a shop selling costume...cosplay(costume play) is a common thing in akihabara...many ppl are seen wearing costumes such as gothic lollita or high school girls like the above one walking ard here... even those tt gives out pamphlets are dressed in costumes to attract attention to pedestrians... (costume above looks familiar eh? itz from Rei in Eva)
this another storefront of a costume specialty store... gothic lollita stuffz and even SM stuffz can be found in the shops...vibrators and all sorts of sex aids (whips, handcuffs etc) all can be found here... just look at the store front and u know le...
this is the ticket of our main mode of transport... the japan metro system...itz complicated like siao...but if u know how to read the myriads of colour lines crossing over the whole map...yeah...u'll be able to get to where u want eventually....
guess wat this machine is for?? ahaa... looks cool rite...it's actualli a food ticket vending machine..basically u juz drop in the correct amount of money and press the button for the food u want... and dne u juz use the voucher to exchange for the food at the counter...
and tadaa~ this is wat i choose to eat for my first meal in japan...this bowl of ramen cost 900 yen la.. but it's seriously dammnnn nice~ the soup is super thick, the char siew is so well cook that it melts in your mouth...and the taste is so rich...my god...it's like the best tasting ramen ever!! **floats away** ppl who come japan next time...dun be a fool n dun try ramen eh!
and wat's japan without eating their specialty...sushi!?! all the sushi here taste quite differently from singapore, and is so much nicer and fresher...the sushi in the pic is actually fatty tuna...one of the higher grade sushi here.. and it's seriously damn damn nice too..the tuna melt in mouth one lor... the taste in this sushi is so nice la... damn..pics oso can make me drool..bahh~
to end it all... here's my loot for the japan trip... a 7.2 MP Sony W80 camera for 30000 yen! tt's like oni 300 plus dollars! oh...another which i dun have pic for is another MG Gundam..ahah...it's so cheap lor...wahaha... all thanks to akihabara~
yeah..tt's all for Japan...ahah..stay tuned for LA ba~
"for it simply makes me feel like a kid in a candy store...with happiness overflowing..."
