http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Japan , Tokyo , Shibuya en-us Mon, 07 Dec 09 20:54:02 +0000 Mon, 07 Dec 09 20:54:02 +0000 Sunday which means harajuku again to see the gothlolita doll girls. Tomo was still with us so he decided to come along too. He took us directly to the main exit where they all hang out. Theyre so great. All of them dressed so crazily and no one even batters an eyelid at them. Ive now discovered the reason they do it is because if some of them are bullied at school or very inhibited sunday is th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-448065.html Hello Tokyo. This is our very first stop and im fucking sorry out that excited as you don hear that people have gone to Japan on their travels around the world. Lucky for us we have been giving this fantastic oppertunity to stay in Tokyo.After a long restless flight wee here and the weather looks amazing i thought it was autumn but this is great hopefully all the places we go are like this. S http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-445713.html In the evening Masuo hosted a party at his apartment. The guests were mostly university friends International Relations grad students I think. They were kind enough to attempt conversation with me and I was lucky a couple of them spoke very good English. I tried to tell them a little about New Zealand and they enjoyed the New Zealand wine I'd brought with me. I learned that when drinking in Ja http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-428815.html Living with a boy had all but killed my shopping instinct. Usually shopping trips with George involve the followingHim You know you should let me pick your clothes. I think I know what suits you better.Me insulted but sensing the opportunity to buy pretty new things OK lets go shoppingAt the store changing roomsMe Ok how does this lookHim ... ... ... he's waiting impatiently on the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-428029.html I wrote this group of blogs on myspace after I got back from Japan in the summer of 2007. Enjoy Sunday September 02 2007 Tokyo 1 Hi allSo I was debating if I was going to write any blogs about my Japan trip mostly because we saw so much and I'm not able to get into too much detail about it or it'd just be a lot of work but hell with it. Here we go.I flew standby to Tokyo and back and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-421340.html After a suprisingly late night read my last entry we all ended waking up at 1200PM much to my annoyance. We left the Tobu at 100PM heading to Shibuya the fashionmusic capital of Japan. Arriving in the district half an hour later we were nearly crushed to death by pedestrians at the station crossing one of the busiest in the world after which we decided to grab lunch. Wanting to be http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-420041.html I believe I have some catching up to do. Breaking this up to limit the pictures per entry... mind is a bit hazy still from Jet Lag consider yourself warnedWednesday we spent out checking the two Fashionable areas Shibuya and Harajuku. Ended up having a pretty good time checking out the stores and such in the 109 Building bought a TShirt I liked before heading over to Harajuku. Checked o http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-416280.html Hi evrybody We slept in this morning after a full night in Kibukicho last night and stopping random people on the street to take excited pictures with at 3 in the morning. We left Hotel Nuts this morning and walked a few miles down to Aoyama where we bought cheap boxed lunches from a guy on the street. It consisted of flavored toilet paper and some nuts and screws topped with soy sauce out http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-406489.html NightShibuya is an amazing part of town. The moment i get out of the station I am in absolutle love The place is feckin' huge...The shops are huge the streets are huge the crossings are huge and the buildings are huge. It is everything i imagined Tokyo would be. I potter around for a while i buy some donuts look in the shops buy a few bits for friends Sandy I got you some amazing socks g http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-388606.html I was terrified of something in the back of my mind. Of all the vain promises Irsquove made and the few that Irsquove kept perhaps it was the fear that I was perceptibly aimed at a lowercase ldquofuturerdquomdashnot the semantic conceivable set of consequences from a set of given actions or the pleasant restless mystery as Irsquove known itmdashnot ldquotherdquo future but http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-365592.html Great night last night and I was able to wake up and see the am. Not bad work for a saturday.Went early clubbing in Shibuya last night with Shack and Alia and some Japanese DJs that they knew. Met the infamous DJ Aso who is drunk 247 but can get you into places for cheap and on guest lists. There were a few more DJs that Shack had me before. The club was 59 morning for most club goers. Wo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-362237.html 260852641223436326543034019968228252144338321lt40613220442343632654303401996822825gt20061263762223526085386263828339321282072235239131272312104026085264122648120140251043000027231225802749320986272312258024460223523767920102249303655421040277443495 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-353285.html Meiji Shrine Shibuya Tokyo JapanAfter visiting the Japanese Sword Museum I made my way west to the Meiji Shrine. Although it was a cold and rainy day the trees here kept me pretty dry and the walk helped warm me up. There weren't many people walking about the park grounds so it was very peaceful. Even with the crumby weather the park was very pleasant and I can only imagine it being very http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-349606.html So you live in South Korea and you want to go on a trip for a long weekend but you don't know where to go. Seoul is going to be busy because it's well...Seoul Busan is going to be busy because the Busan International Film Festival is taking place and Daegu is well...Daegu and not exactly a well known vacation spot So how about jumping on a plane and jetting off to exciting Tokyo for the week http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-332988.html The slightly built Japanese man with the gelled down hair and emo glasses pushed his way through the crowd on his way to the bar. I started a slow drunken chant Fuuuu...ma Fuuuuma Fuuuuma... Kieryn picked up on the vibe and turned to face my victim F to the U to the M to the A she cried waving her hands around in his face. Fuma turned around a huge smile on his face to respond to our cheers http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-325994.html I checked the time on my phone 2348pm. Why am I always so early to meet people I sighed deeply and turned the music up on my I Pod in an attempt to fight of my boredom and avoid the irritating noise of the white girl screaming Oh my god nearby and walking around the hachiko statue importantly with her group of gaijin friends.I felt a tap on my shoulder and looked to my right. A young asian ma http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-321132.html Or At Least As Famous As It Gets I thought I would add a second entry today to make up for my lateness with the other one. I also managed to make it to Shibuya on Wednesday this past week with Stephanie and Wesley on our quest for cell phones and thought I would show off some pictures of one of the most famous spots in TokyoSo you know that intersection you always see on TV of Tokyo where all t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-320124.html well i've arrived got to the hotel a little after 8.30pm...and after a brief altercation with the bidet and my face yes i just had to look over the bowl and press the shiny button... i settled in nicely to my hotel...and by settled in i mean i my stuff was strewn all over the floor bed table... after which i had a nice hot ofuro. thats bath i just love the japanese word for it way better... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-318720.html Last year I did not experience too much of the Tokyo nightlife...so this year I aimed to see what Tokyo had to offer once the sun set...Night OneMet up with my friend Yana from my Japanese class in London and two of her friends. Drinking first at an English pub Kelvin and I were very much hoping that they served actual pints which they did but at ridiculously expensive prices. The glass sizes f http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-295983.html So it was time to leave Kyoto and use the Shinkansen bullet trains for the first time to head off to Tokyo. We used the Hikari style bullet train which is most definately the best train journey i've ever experienced. There's a ton of leg room reclining seats AC and you get some of the most amazing views of the mountainous and tree filled Japanese countryside. We got to Tokyo after 3 hours saw http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-292689.html