onto osaka

Thursday was our last full day in Tokyo. We spent most of the day with Rob, a fellow Kellogg admit who is doing an around-the-world trip and happened to be in Tokyo at the same time as us. The three of us wandered around Shinjuku and Harajuku, looking for gifts and other random Japanese "stuff". It was the first time it had been sunny in Tokyo, so we mostly enjoyed the weather and tried to explore each neighborhood a bit more. We also stopped at Meiji Jingu Shrine near Harajuku which was a little less overrun than the Asakusa Kannon Temple on Wednesday. After parting ways with Rob who's headed south to Kyushu in the south of Japan before heading towards China, we met up with Josh again and headed towards the Tokyo Dome Complex for wrestling. Wrestling was... interesting. Steve enjoyed every last second and Josh seemed entertained. Unfortunately for me, it left a numbing sensation in my brain. After the "fights", Steve and Josh headed out to Shibuya to have some food and drinnks with Kumiko while I headed back to Ueno to let my brain recover some. So that's it for Tokyo. Now we take the Shinkansen to Osaka for a couple days - stay tuned.


note: I've also uploaded pics from the previous post - so make sure to check those out.