Day 10 and 11 in Tokyo
The trip is winding down. I had a relaxed morning cleaning up the rental apartment. Well. Mostly just trying to stuff my backpacks with all the stuff I've acquired. And I also watched a football (soccer) match. No more full throttle of seeing all the sites.
I took an 11am shinkansen from Kyoto to Tokyo and made my way to Shibuya which is where I'm staying on the last leg of this trip. It's similar to Times Square of NYC. Oh. Prior to getting on the train I had this delicious bowl of ramen at the Kyoto train station. It's an Osaka-style ramen.
I spent the rest of the day in Shibuya shopping, and then ate a delicious curry for dinner.
In the evening I went to a music venue named WWW in Shibuya for a concert. The opener was a Japanese artist named Miyauchi Yuri who builds soundscapes with multiple instruments and a looper. It was a great performance. Here's an example of what he does (this video is from 5 years ago so he has improved a lot!)
The headliner was Yumi Zouma which is an electric pop style bad that was really fun. I even danced on stage during the encore!
The following day I had some delicious ramen for breakfast at Tokyo station, and then went to Akihabara electric town - which is where all the electronic stores are in Tokyo. I spent many hours trying not to buy all the things...
After Akihabara I headed to Ryōgoku Kokugikan for a Sumo tournament that happened to be going on this month. It was a very cool experience!
In the evening I wandered around Tokyu Food Show and ate as much as I could handle. I was hoping to gain weight in Japan, but with all the walking I've done that didn't happen. But I thought I'd still give it a go :)