Wacky and Weird Tokyo
Living in a Tent Down by the River; What It’s Like for the Homeless in Japan
Today I was strolling through Ueno Park when I came came across 200 or so people waiting patiently in a long line that stretched around the edge of a lake. At first I thought they were waiting in line for some sort of free theater show and I almost joined them, but then I noticed … Continue reading
A Few Wacky ‘Only in Japan’ Things I’m Dying to Do
1. Eat Dinner at the The Lock Up…which is a prison themed restaurant with locations in Shibuya and Shinjuku.. Everyone eats dinner in a jail cell and drinks come in test tubes, beakers and syringes. I’m not normally a fan of gimmicky themed restaurants, but this one sounds too weird to pass up. I’m hoping … Continue reading
Drowning in a Sea of Humanity, or, A Typical Day in Tokyo
If ‘three’s a crowd’ then the the word ‘crowded’ doesn’t even begin to describe Tokyo and it’s 11 million inhabitants, (35 million in the greater metropolitan area). It’s fascinatingly congested, in a ‘wow, how are they going to manage to squeeze that overweight tourist and his overstuffed suitcases into this already jam-packed train?’ sort of … Continue reading
