Typing this in Tokyo. Since I'm using a friend's laptop, won't be able to update as much and post up pictures. But it's been pretty fun so far. Stepping out of the bus at the Ikebukuro station on Monday afternoon was like stepping into a different land altogether. You still see Asian people and unrecognisable kanji characters but the atmosphere was just different.
The hectic life of the city, billboards and colourful advertisements plastered across buildings. Japanese people in an assortment of clothing, ranging from the suit and tie salaryman, to the bleached hair teenager in miniskirt and tank top, and not forgetting American-wannabe Japanese in loose sleeveless and baggy pants. Everyone seemed to be hurrying somewhere with some sort of destination in mind.
Such a stark contract from the little place called Niigata where I came from just some 5 hours before. I could already imagine what the rest of Tokyo must be like.
I came here with no itinerary in mind, deciding just to catch up with friends and fit in the rest of the places as they come. So far I've been to Akihabara and Ueno on Tuesday. Planning to do Shinjuku, Shibuya and Harajuku today (if the weather permits), will be meeting up with a Malaysian senior at Roppongi and Jaime's Jap friend tomorrow near Ikebukuro and do Friday brunch with a fellow Malaysian who came to Japan on the same flight.
As for the weekend, my Japanese prof from MMU has kindly offered to host me at his place. He has even lined up some places to visit so that I can see Yokosuka, Yokohama and maybe Asakusa. Am looking forward to catching up with him and his wife. Think that would be a nice way to cap off this Tokyo trip.
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