Wake up fine and Bruce and Choc have already gone exploring. I decide I will take it easy today just in case. Watch some Netflix on the iPad. Read a book. Get some rest.
But although I am a bit miserable and melancholy from such a stupid thing happening I get restless and go with Chirpy and Rod to Hakihabara to look at the great department stores, the toy shops and electronics. Yodobashi camera is a department store with like everything in it. Chirpy finds equipment for his home recording. I marvel at the amount of incredible beautiful turntables and amplifiers they have. The toy department is immense. Really it's all just immense.
We walk towards the street with Super Potato on it, stopping off to check out Book Off to see if they have any Manga in English. (by the way the best Book Off was actually Hard Off in Shimokitizawa. Full of guitars, amps, etc. Great place. Can't remember which day we went there!) No luck. Walk past all the maids trying to tempt us into the maid cafes. Check out all the arcade machines in Super Potato. Chirpy buys a heap of crazy lollies for his kids. They have so many there.
That night I organise to meet up with Yol, Erin and Poz in Shimo-Kitazawa. I go by myself. Poz as just got back from Osaka where he escaped the earthquake which was pretty major and where 9 people have died. It took him a while to get out with all sorts of transportation down. train and bus routes were all affected. And there were warnings of a quake happening again.
Meet at the West Exit at Kitizawa. We go for a pizza and then wander around for a little while. Seeing the old telephone boxes I try and get myself a Ziggy Stardust type picture going. I tried.
Yol and Erin go home while Poz and went to the UK pub to see the World Cup. It’s crowded and fun and Japan win their match. Nippon Nippon. The UK pub is interesting for all the sixties icons on the wall. Great little displays. Even Blackpool get a mention.
Another long day but the melancholy as lifted and I’m feeling human again. Back on the train to Shinjuku.
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