2 days in a country is not enough time to generate a fair assessment of a place but life isn't fair so here goes. most of my 51 hours in Tokyo were spent wandering around, something i have come to be a master at. Tokyo is divided into 23 self governed wards and i hit up a few. Shunjuku was by far one of the most crowded, overly lit up spots i navigated. it felt like Times Square, squared (after Giuliani took office and the sex shops shut down). it was pure sensory overload. full of giant lit up signs, horribly large crowds and an unusual amount of gaming spots. not to state the obvious here but the Japanese sure do love their games. there were an uncountable amount of gaming parlors full of adults, many
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