4 Comments:

 kt commented at 2/07/2005~  

what do they have in there?
do you have suggestions on what i should see in tokyo?

looks like rain over here...in a cafe, feeling better but without a voice...

 JJJ commented at 2/07/2005~  

Hella BOMB-ass striped SOCKS, boyeee!

 Casey commented at 2/07/2005~  

Sometimes the 100-yen store is the place to be for Pocky.

Hope all is well over there. O-genki desu ka?

 lux commented at 2/08/2005~  

thank you for these comments. I am genki, but must get all kinds of details in order (getting a visa for China takes four days, in Osaka where I will ship out from, and it costs 2000 more yen than I expected) and still working full time plus researching embassy numbers, boat/train/bus costs, and contacting possible homestays is taking up a lot of focus.

You look like rain, you look like rain (insert musical note here). Besides the magical toe-finger socks at the 100-yen store, they have oil paints, ceramic bowls, sake cups, plates, handmade wrapping paper, snacks, hats, gloves, scarves, durable zip-bags of various sizes and materials, notebooks, packs of cool pencils, and other stuff like cosmetics and baskets and hardware items and toys. Each for slightly under a dollar.

Tokyo, Tokyo! Well it depends on what you want to do of course. In Roppongi there are many gaijin-welcome places as you may already know. If you want to see or buy any interesting clothing (used or new), Harajuku is a good place, also for interesting people. If you like the presence of something ancient in new surroundings, the Imperial Palace grounds are in the middle of what looks like a financial district.

The Tokyo American Club has its version of Hamlet on March 11-12 (only six characters in it), there's a "comic market" at Makuhari Messe (huge place) on 3/20. If you like drums there is a hands-on drum museum at 2-1-1 Nishi-Asakusa Taito-ku. If you like public baths you can ask where there is a good onsen near wherever you are. Tokyo has tons of great food and interesting little places I am sure you will find just by walking around. Yokohama is close and has a huge gorgeous China town, plus great food also and a little Motown style club somewhere on its small streets.

An interesting temple is Ekoin, at 2-17 Ryogoku. It's free. Also, on a weekend evening, just outside Shibuya Station is crowded with people, usually many playing music, and has a good atmosphere .

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