Good Morning
Well after spending Sat sick as a dog and realizing my Contact C's were doing nothing it was time to grab some cold medicine. Not as easy as it sounds but I found some and WOW does it work. Also had to pick up a pack of these.
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Sunday comes along and I'm feeling much better so I hook up with a friend of a friend and we go wandering around Shinjuku to some places I haven't got to yet.
Cool it's LED flagman
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We head up to the observation tower of the gov't building (that one with all the dishes) to try and see Mt Fuji. Alas it's clear enough but not windy enough to clear the smog. The smog is from China not Japan
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Looks like a stadium over there
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Apparently each tower is exactly half the size of the Empire State building so if you put one on top of the other ...
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Walking along I see this
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This will mean nothing to people who aren't familiar with Yonge and Eglington area of Toronto. Got a snicker out of me though.
Now here's where it gets a little nuts. Take a look at this.
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Yeah I know a line up in front of Krispy Kreme big deal
BUT this is NOT the line to just buy donuts, this is just the line to have a coffee and a donut on the second floor!
We hit a few department stores.
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I could go ether way on these and I know which ever side I choose the world will go the opposite so I'll leave it up to you.
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Yep they ain't cheap
A cool sign post
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Down another side street
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Bet your wondering what this is
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Well we have some clues see those six pointed icons,
that's the fire dept, the police have five points. Also
the top left character denotes water. You guessed it's a
fire hydrant. They keep them underground.
We tried in vain perusing the menu and the plastic food
outside but there was no venison being served here
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It was time to call it a day so it was back to the hotel.
Monday morning
I'm seriously addicted to green tea now it's pretty much all I'm drinking I haven't had a beer in days and I think my liver is loving me for it.
It's a bright sunny morning and I figure lets kill two birds with one trip and hit Shibuya and Roppongi.
Now Shibuya is just south of Meiji Jingu so we're going to take the same route as before but not detour to the shrine. After stepping outside it's warm, like T-Shirt WARM ! I stuff my jacket into my backpack.
Those train tracks, you usually have to wait for at least four subways, two each way until the gates open and you can cross
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You know what they say about certain things if it ain't broke ...
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They've probably been using this style of rake for a long , long time
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Ooh look at those
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and these
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Wait a minute, WINE ? That's a new one, usually it's sake (ok yeah it's rice wine but still)
With that we're outta Meiji Jingu and heading into Shibuya.
No clue what this is but it's big
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Must be a hall of some sort.
Over on the left by the subway tracks a trio of mini cranes
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On the right a FIRE STATION !
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I don't see a pole anywhere.
Into Shibuya
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Probably one of if not the last Tower Records out there
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AAAHHHH
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Britney and the Disney store side by side, I already brushed my teeth this morning, come along, quickly now, don't make eye contact.
Getting deeper
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Shibuya is THE place for teenagers in Japan
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Lots and lots of places to shop
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Now get ready, here's the view from the right
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Here's the busiest scramble crosswalk in the world. It's only roughly around 11:00am. This is what you see in all the news programs when they try to make Japan look like it's swarming with people 24/7. It's not but this point usually is.
Cute little shuttle bus for the area
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Coming up to Shibuya Bus terminal
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Seems I'm not the only one who thinks it's warm out.
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Across from the bus terminal TONS of music stores
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If it's a vintage guitar your after you will find it here.
A look to the right
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A look back at the bust terminal, if you play video games this might nag at your memory.
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Here's where literally it all goes south. We make a right NOT a left like we should but ssshhhh we don't know that
yet and there are cool pics to come
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Looks like the super structure to a boat
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Cool truck with a flashing light
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A lot of vehicles have this sticker, maybe it's an alarm thing ?
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We realize we screwed up and head back the way we should be going.
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No it's not laughing at us.
Nifty !
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Freeway
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This beast is twice as tall as the average rigs we've seen.
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I don't want to know, I just don't
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JET SET RADIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Easier to recognize then the bus terminal which was also a level in the game. Yes it was the Shibuya Bus Terminal in both games.
Police station
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Even boring road work stuff looks cool, look at all the
cool gear they have, do we have that no.
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Well at least we know where Sansui is
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Bike outside a bike shop
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Hmm we should be getting there soon but my Time Out guide isn't helping, ah well no matter
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Kick ass gas stations, no pumps on the ground, means more cars can get in.
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Cool plaque right next to it
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More side streets
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