Don`t Feed the Animals

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Don`t Feed the Animals

Back in Tokyo.

We were staying at another capsule. But had some time to kill, so we went back to Shibuya and hit up some guitar shops. When I say some, I mean many. There were like five or six 3+ floor music shops on the same block. I tried out this sweet sunburst Grass Roots Guitar and Tim was jammin' on a murdered out Les Paul. Afterwhich, we went to a drum room on the top floor of one building, where Tim played on a custom Yamaha electric set. He said it was the staple for all electric drum sets (cost like $3800) and whats even funnier was the throne he was sitting in cost about $4000!! Must have been made out of baby cow or something. We hit a couple arcades again, btw finally found they have porn video games, I couldnt figure out how to play it, but it was weird, kinda like a card game but you would unlock sections of a picture. Then crashed in a capsule.

Next morning we had Japanese Dennys for breakfast, and decided to go off to the Zoo. For Tokyo it was what I expected, huge, full of animals, sadly, Ling-Ling the giant Panda passed away in April, so we did not get to see him, but otherwise it was a very eventful place. We also went to the Tokyo National Museum and learned alot about Buddhism in Japan, Meiji and Edo armour and weapons and other aspects of culture.

By this time we could get into the new Ryokan, Sawanoya and I am throughly impressed. The owner speaks English very well and even has a book published about how he turned this dying Ryokan around to become one of the best in Tokyo. I will probably get a signed copy before I leave. Also, the bath here is amazing. It was a rainy morning and the bath has a small window and garden next to it and between the hot bath and cool weather, it was the best bath I have ever had in my life (or at least that I can remember). Anyway, today we leave for Ikebukuro, gonna hit up the Toyota Auto Salon so be prepared for lots of car pics.