Tokyo welcomed us with light rain that is reminiscent of San Francisco weather. Everyone woke up feeling a bit groggy from the overnight bus. Because we were carrying our overnight bags with us, we had to rent a coin locker so we could move around more freely. Breakfast was at a nearby western style restaurant. I had French toast, and it was so good. After breakfast we went to the Tokyo version of City Hall, but the one here has an amazing view of the city. It was very foggy but you could still see a lot from the top floor.
After that we took the train to Harajuku. There were so many shops there and pushy salespeople. Clothes there were less expensive compared to the shops in Osaka’s Namba and Umeda. I managed to find a really nice hoodie at a reasonable price. We met up with sensei after an hour and then headed to Shibuya. Shibuya is so close to Harajuku that it only took us a few minutes to walk there. Shibuya had lots of billboard ads and flashy advertisements everywhere as well as shopping places like the famous Shibuya 109. Again we had an hour to walk around to shop, eat, and get an idea of what Shibuya is like. A few of us, myself included, went to McDonald for lunch. McDonald seem to be everywhere in Japan, and I have to say the menu and the food is a bit different from the McDonalds in the US. The chicken burger I ate actually had crispy chicken inside.
Finally we went to NYC, the place where we are staying for a few days. It is very close to Shibuya, and is easy to get to by bus. We are waiting to check in at the moment, and after that we have dinner and free time.
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