One more night in Tokyo

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Trip Start Jan 31, 2009 Previous
Entry Trip End Feb 22, 2009

  Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Thanks to the amazing speeding Shinkansen I arrived in Tokyo before 1pm.  I had ambitions to stay in a Capsule Hotel, a hotel originally aimed at businessmen I think as a place to crash after too many beers and/or missing the last train home.  They are small, one-person rooms, the length of a bed, the height of half a person!  Unfortunately this novelty accommodation seems to have been over-taken by Internet Cafes, the one hotel I had in mind because it reportedly accepts women had closed down.  Internet Cafes in cities are much more than a chair at a computer screen.  You get your own cubicle, large padded reclining chair, Internet access all night, free tea and coffee, vending machines for food... They are a cheap place to crash out.  The cheapest place to crash is McDonald's, I have met a few people who have spent a night in there.  Thankfully, although my capsule hotel plan was scuppered, Felicity kindly offered to put me up for the night.

My final afternoon flew by, I had some shopping to get which was a great excuse to spend a bit of time wandering around Loft, a department store focused more on fun than functional.  I also had a hair appointment at 6pm at Sin Den.  I had heard about it from a couple of girls I met first time around in Tokyo.  I haven't had my hair cut since the bodge job in Cuzco back in September.  A good cut and also a chance to take home my own personal souvenir.  My hair was down to between my shoulder blades - now it is up to my jawline!  Losing all that hair was a bit of a shock but I really like the cut.  Still no photos online yet, sorry.

After my cut I met up with Felicity and her husband Sergio.  Felicity had booked a Korean restaurant that serves a popular dish in Tokyo.  I can't remember what it is called, but it is essentially a barbecue at your table; you order small plates of meat, different qualities of beef, chicken and squid (Sergio had that) and cook it yourself at the table.  It was also a cheap place for all of us to down some beers without a cover charge.  We got back to their flat at 1am.  Thank you again to both of them for entertaining me in Tokyo, I had an excellent time!

Up early to get the Narita Express to the airport to fly back to Heathrow - see you soon!

xx

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