My second day in Tokyo is so much better than the first. Yesterday, we only managed to reach our inn at around 5pm, and after some packing and adjustments, we set off for Ueno station. We figured out that its quite late to go anywhere else since in japan most shops close at 8, and we also wanted to familize ourselves with the vicinity. Ueno station is linked by quite a few metro lines, so its easier and worthwhile to take a 10 minutes walk from there rather than changing into another metro line. The streets around Ueno are similar to those at Bugis, quite a number selling clothes and barang barang. Had dinner at a curry stall, quite nice and its cheaper than expected.
Today, it rained. Planned to go imperial garden, but felt that its quite troublesome to hold an umbrella and walk around, so went to Shinjuku instead. The metro was great, I would say its so much better than Singapore. The seats are more comfy, there's a carriage which has weaker air-conditioning, and furthermore the names of the stations are announced and also visible through a screen which is in kanji, hiragana and english, and also showed other metro lines which we can change to. I can still remember those times when tourists took the MRT from Changi Airport and arrived at Tanah Merah, not knowing what to do when other passengers alight. The blur look on their face says it all.
Places I went: Shinjuku ( odakyuu, toukyuu hands, takashimaya) ate at a Western fast-food called Wendy's, quite a few problems understanding what the cashier was trying to ask me. Akihabara. The electronic stuffs seem much more high-tech and cheaper compared to singapore. A big dilemma whether to buy a 7.2 mega-pixels digital camera that cost about 200 sing dollars. Wanted to buy an MP3, but being a super computer-dinosaur, was really afraid that I would not know how to use it (I mean in all aspects, from downloading to listening). Roppongi. Walked a bit around the streets, and had a drink at the Hard Rock Cafe. Reminds me of Boat Quay..
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