Japan: Tradition vs Hyper Consumerism

Tokyo: Takeyo Pay Cheque

Heinously expensive cabs. Spotless. Tokyo Prince. Extemely friendly. I could live, here..? Errands. Bend over backwards helpful. Best snack ever. Tokyo Tower. Sumo wrestling. CNN. Zahra arrives. Walk around Roppongi. Catch up. Bite. Look under any viaduct for really cool places. Japanese pubs. Camera cleaning at Fuji world headquarters.. pretty sweet. Electronic market. Arcade games hall. Claw game for food. I want the edamame keychain, damnit. Subway navigation. Imperial Palace. Was that seriously it? Apparently Japanese architecture is pretty bland because everything gets ripped down within a few years or gets destroyed by earthquakes. Montreal John. Ginza. Matsusomething department store. Art Gallery inside. Kimono. Fruits and veggies. Damn good peach and grapes. Sapporo Lion beer hall. Shoe lockers. Perfect lunch. Original pod hotel. Business district. Lucked out lighting. Conrad Hotel. Tokyo Harbour. Stroll home. Exhaustion. Sushi. Bubble gum Kit Kat. Second wave wired. 4:30am wake up call. Tsujiki Fish Market. Fish auction. 500 pound tuna. Best sashimi experience of my life. Nap. Check out. Move hotels. Ueno district. City grit.. finally!! Absolutely no order to the Japanese address system. How do you mail anything here? Massage chair. Call home. Le Corbusier. Contemporary Museum of Western Art. Rodain`s Thinker. Jean DuBuffet. Jackson Pollock. So there are homeless people in Tokyo. Pineapple on a stick. Tiny alleyways. Res-like hostel. Where the heck is that buzzing coming from? University slideshow. Omotesando Boulevard. Todds building. Harajuku Street. Boutiques. Japanese hipsters are cooler, or bigger l0sers, whatever. Vacant Gallery. Amazing music exhibit. Pay, or get out. Fontski in Tokyo. Shinjuku district. Overstimulation. Is this NY or Tokyo? Sushi. Heart to heart. Pink line. Playlist. Passout. Starbucks. Bean pancake. Endless beeping. Areesa!! 45th floor observatory. Shibuya. Designer fruit. $180 mango. Buffet. Sign holders.. flight of the conchords? National Museum of Contemporary Art. Amazing building. Closed for a function (almost talked our way in as Canadian Art Critics.. ha). My hips hurt. Roppongi Hills. Musical toilets. Pedicure. Segoy. Itzukatzu. TORO! Ramin noodles. Arigato. Wunderlust. Inspiration from a 4yr old: find your passion and follow it.