Going out in Tokyo is a great deal of fun. Infact, randomly hopping on the train and going exploring with nothing but a camera and a handful of Yen is one pastime I really missed whilst in Sheffield. So yesterday was a welcome return to the party lifestyle and weirdness of this city that I’d first fallen in love with way back in ‘06.

To start off this great day, I got in contact with Sven, who I think I’ve mentioned before, but is an Australian living in Kawaguchi. As he’s leaving Japan soon after 2-3 years, we thought we’d mark the occasion first by meeting a celebrity…

…then by buying classy t-shirts…

…and finally by heading over to see the Emperor’s house.

Then in the evening I met up with ex-volunteer Lynsey, just-graduated from Sheffield Lianne, and Lu, expert in the field of alcohol. We had a great meal and, having missed it so sorely for a year, a great night of Karaoke. I’m glad to report the Karaoke empire has been very good in adding recent hits to the system, and we had a great evening, even if I was made to sing Material Girl.

Currently I’m still struggling to find a reliable internet connection. I’m relying on Junten still, but as I mentioned dinosaurs built their computers, so I’m limited in what I can do. According to a friend the stations provide free wi-fi, but I can’t seem to find any in Oji station, and I don’t really want to trek to Ikebukuro every day. Tomorrow I’m going to try Starbucks, hopefully I’ll have better luck there.

So basically I have no way of telling what’s going to happen to the blog. Yesterday I was in BIC Camera (a big electronics retailer) and there was a stall to try the new iPhone, so I checked my email on it. Desperate times call for desperate measure.

So stay tuned, but not that tuned.

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3. Tsunami
4. Night Out With The Lads (and Ladies)
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