My hostel here has a strange Internet setup. Instead of using a wireless router, they give you a cable modem, you unplug the TV and plug that in. First time I’ve ever seen anything like that.
The Tokyo Game Show is so big I have to go back for a second day. It costs about $10/day to enter. More insanity today. Lots of live shows of singing and dancing, even a magic show. Famous game producers getting interviewed on stage like Hideo Kojima. There’s an area for game schools where you can play student games. I waited in line for a Ninja Gaiden 2 demo behind closed doors. Kind of strange, in the middle of this show I took off my shoes and sat on the floor on a tatami mat to watch. I did get a nice poster for free after that and gave it away to a little boy later in the day. I got a lot of other catalogs and flyers and the sort, but have to throw most of it away.
Later in the day I visited Harajuku. Sundays are traditionally when all the obscure groups of people come out. Wildly dressed girls, rockabillies, BMX guys, boy bands singing. All near the park and train station. I also walked to the Meiji Shrine nearby.
I then hopped over to Shibuya, which is maybe the most popular district of Tokyo. The busiest intersection in the world is here. Also the most famous meeting point in the city is here at the statue of Hachiko the dog. It is probably a bad place to meet since there are literally hundreds of people standing around it trying to find and meet someone else.
Before bed I decided to try out this fast food chain I kept seeing everywhere: Yoshinoya. They sell a "beef bowl," but I don’t know, nothing too special. Last night in Tokyo for a bit. Heading to Nikko tomorrow.