Day 2: Akihabara and Tokyo Midtown

After a night of drinking and being in the same clothes for the past 36 hours. It was due for a change of pace, and my homie decided to take us to the Otaku Paradise. Thats right folks Akihabara. And yes, the rumors are true. Anything and everything electronics and anime can be found in this part of the city. There are shops that are 7 to 9 stories high with nothing but electronics or anime. Sometimes even both. You can find them all over the place. Their electronics stores there make our best buys look like nothing. I mean, there was a 160 inch HD Flat screen there. Try and top that. There are huge advertisements everywhere, and you see workers promoting maid cafe's on the streets. There is also a wide variety of street performers depending on the day of the week. Now keep in mind, everything in Japan is expensive. So if you were planning on copping the new Evangelion DVD, plan on spending $50 on it. Also keep in mind that if you want to get DVD's here, its region 2, so you need a region 2 player. We were only able to check out Akihabara for only a moment because it was about to rain and we had no umbrellas.

After checking out the land of anime and electronics, me and my homie decided to venture into the city on our own. So we ventured into one of the many rich malls in Japan. This one being called Tokyo Midtown. Now if you want to imagine what kind of stores are in Tokyo Midtown, think your richest mall and add $100 more than you can afford and you get Tokyo Midtown. This mall had the top of the line brands from all over the place. Remember you need the dough if you want to shop here. Keep in mind that Japanese fashion is on point. If their not sporting the latest urban trend, then they got the top of the line brands. This mall had some good stuff though, like cooking classes on demand, bougie restaurants, and a food court where you definitely gotta know your japanese to order. But don't be afraid, remember, they do speak english.

Now I wish I could say I did more that day. It was our first Saturday out in Tokyo. But the jet lag got to me. So the minute we got back to our friend's pad, I just crashed. But that will be the only night that I crash prematurely. Till next time.