I buy sausage ... in Tokyo!

I just got back from my trip to Japan; it was a lot of fun! I spent 3 days there, and ... here's sorta a play-by-play of my trip.

Day 1

I arrived at around 2 in the afternoon at Narita Airport and then proceeded to take the Narita Express to Shinjuku, where I put my stuff in my room and headed to Nakano Broadway.

Nakano Broadway is like the shopping mall for otaku, selling everything from figurines to DVDs (used ones are REALLY cheap) to cosplay outfits. I bought an Inuyasha DVD as well as a school uniform jacket and a few bottles of temporary hair dye (which will complete several different cosplays I wanted to do -- the one pictured here is me as Yuri Shibuya from Kyou Kara Maou). I also went back the next day to get another DVD, but unfortunately that got lost. I got lots of manga there.

After that, I went to O-daiba and went on the giant ferris wheel there. If I remember correctly, the ferris wheel goes up to 105 metres, and it's possible to see a large amount of the Tokyo skyline from there. I then proceeded to Tokyo Leisure Land in Palette Town (yes, it really is called Palette Town, and yes, I did become a Pokemon Master there), where I did some bowling, played some games ... and got locked in! So, I went to the karaoke area and sang all night.

Day 2

The day started with me going to Kaminarimon in Asakusa. Kaminarimon is a large shopping district that's made to look like a typical shopping district in old Japan (I think it's supposed to be the Meiji Era or somewhere around there, but it might be even all the way back to the feudal era.) I did a bit of shopping there ... but then proceeded to forget all of it on the train. T_T However, I also made a stop off at a temple and got my fortune (mine was "kichi" 吉, which is good fortune and -- I think -- the second highest possible result). So, after that, I went on to Nakano again to pick up a few more things, and then it was off to Akihabara.

For those of you who didn't know, Akihabara is pretty much the Mecca of otaku. Anime is everywhere, and so are maid cafes. I spent a few hours at a maid cafe, where I talked to one of the maids and ended up playing darts against her (we each won one game, but as far as I'm concerned, I was the big winner in the end ^_~). After that, it was back to Shinjuku for anime and another all-night karaoke party.

Day 3

I was sick. T_T Most of the day was spent recovering, and then I went back to Shinjuku station, where, unfortunately, they did not have the stuff I lost. I ended up going back on the Narita Express back to the airport and going back. It wasn't exactly the most interesting day, but it was the least rushing I've ever had to do when leaving from Narita Airport.

So, I'd say it turned out quite well.

And now, your moment of Zen.

I BUY SAUSAGE!

Lucky Star in Akiba!

The entire photo album can be found here.