Tokyo
I got here Saturday night, it’s now Tuesday. That’s 2 1/2 days, and I just extended my stay here by a day since it is cloudy/wet today so going to Mt Fuji is kinda pointless with no visibility…
Tokyo is huge, it has several sections that if you didn’t know anything you would be forgiven for thinking that they alone were a major city. The amount of people walking around Shinjuku and Shibuya is insane! I have never seen that many people in one place. Unsurprisingly it’s hi-tech here, pretty much everything. Every person has a phone and is using it almost constantly, 90% of the phones look almost identical and different from ones in the US or Europe. The only technology devices that people are walking around with that I recognize the product are iPods and iPhones.
The people here are very friendly. Despite my speaking no Japanese whatsoever, I haven’t had a problem doing anything yet. I have been approached on numerous occasions (usually when I’m looking at a map or have my guidebook out) by people asking me in english if I need any help, and these aren’t tourist officials, these are just people off the street!
I think I have managed to cover most of the main areas and quite a few of the attractions but honestly I think you could be occupied here for a long time just going to sushi restaurants. I could anyway. The cheapest way to eat sushi is at the places that have a conveyer belt going around the sushi bar, the plates are colour coded telling you how much each one costs and you just grab whatever you want as many times as you want. You can also order it by the piece, for better fish, higher quality etc. I’ve tried quite a few different things so far (for those wondering NO Live Octopus) and nothing has been bad.
As I posted before, there’s people biking and walking everywhere & the metro is busy seemingly at all hours, yet also the most civilized that I can recall. I have not seen much car traffic in comparison to any other city I’ve been to. They have these guys in blue uniforms that are everywhere making sure bikes are properly parked and keeping some order but mostly I don’t see them doing a whole lot, nothing needs to be done.
Tags: Japan, Travel
Adam
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