So our plan Sunday was to head to Mt. Fuji. Up to this point we've been lucky to have good weather, so of course the day we need good weather it is cold, rainy and windy. It also turns out the Mt. Fuji is further than we anticipated, so we opted not to go. Guess I'll have to settle with viewing the mountain from Tokyo tower and Yokohama. We then headed to Tokyo to do some more exploring. There is a Hard Rock there that I wanted to stop in, but it wasn't on any maps and none of our taxi drivers knew it or could communicate well enough with us so we also opted not to go there. Not a good start to the day. We headed to Akribara, which is a huge electronic district. For the weather being so crappy, we were surprised that the streets were still packed with people. We went into one store hoping to get something for my niece and nephew. The front looked like a toy store. It was, but it was also an adult video and magazine store. How does that work?? We also hit up the Senso-ji Temple. It's Tokyo's most sacred and spectactular temple. They all look pretty much the same to me though. We did woft some of the joukoro (incense) on us. It's suppose to keep you healthy. The area proved to have some good street walking. I know have have complained about the difficulty I've found finding food, but that's not for lack of quantity. Food stands, carts, and restaurants are everywhere. The Japanese surprisingly love to eat!! And they love their deserts. Ice Cream is advertised everywhere. Baskin Robbins makes a killing here. They walk or ride their bikes everywhere, which I'm spectulating is their key to staying slim.
Last night my brother and I went out in the local bars. He finally held me to me promise of taking the snake shot. Akarbu I think is it's name. It's disgusting-as anything that marinates in a jar with a snake should be. Played some beer pong and met some more sailors. Had a rough morning, but I made it out to do some souvenaire shopping today. At one shop this little old man could speak English fairly well and he spent over 45 minutes talking to me about what all the symbols on his pottery means. Interesting, but like everywhere here I was sweating and just wanted to go outside. Keeping to my manners I politely listened. Did you know the Japanese have 16 commandments to being a good driver. That more than they have for living a fulfilling life.
Heading to dinner soon and as my time here is winding down, I think we are going to tackle a sushi restaurant. Not sure I'll be eating much, but I'm going to try it.