Tokyo Big tokyo :: It shows japan never ceazes to amaze me.

It's monday evening, it's not warm and it's not cold,

                                                      but it feels like a good evening for the end of a journey. 

Haai Everyone, I'm back home from my adventure in Tokyo with my friend Naye. 

It was amazing and it was awesome and it showed so many things that once again I have to believe that Japan will never cease to amaze me. Tokyo is even more bigger and more city like it feels then Osaka. But I had Naye there who was like a guide, big sister, senpai everything in one. And she took good care of me, which made it all a lot easier to take in and a whole lot better as well. And a whole lot more awesome, cause she understands my fangirl needs. Also Aya really helped and made me feel squealy and awesome whenever I got a message from her and it was nice to share it with her. Thank you aya *huggels her tight* 

I shall start with the start and that is Friday, after the message I left about me going to Tokyo. Also pictures will be uploaded on facebook again but some will be shared here. To be safe I'll post the link again and well check tomorrow or tonight even for photo's! 

Friday evening it was getting to Naye's place first. From there it was travelling to the station where our bus would be. Our night bus. Well she had warned me up front that the journey would be long, and difficult and that catching sleep on it wouldn't be the easiest of tasks but of course I was convinced it would be al right. XD never shall I doubt again, even the comfy night bus makes me shudder and my back complain loudly! I don't even want to imagine what the crappy night bus would have made me feel like! *laughs* We arrived early in the morning and then had to take several more trains and all to get to the place, but with Naye's experience it all went fine, she helped me get a train pass which made traveling more easier. 

Once at her friends place, who is an awesome guy, we relaxed and got back a bit of energy before hitting the city. We went to different parts, and it was amazing, though at some part of it i was so tired and my back was hurting so much that my walking had slowed down to snail pace. We went to a lot of stores that anime / manga fans would appreciate and it was amazing to see. One piece is everywhere and I love it. One piece being my favourite series ever so it's like heaven to me! It was a shame it was raining that day but still, it was worth all of it. i managed to get my first few doujinshi's on this day, two of which are for Aya. and a Novel. LMAO somehow I have a talent to pick out Japanese Novels, which is not bad but yeah reading them is beyond me. 

Also along the while we had sushi, now I know that I should do as the romans do when in Rome but yeah raw fish just creeps me out I can't help it, but it all looked pretty. One thing is for sure, sushi is like art, it looks amazing and I got to take pictures but it was interesting to see. I like the egg they serve on rise. that is good. 

Sushi, and omg, they even had a little train bringing around orders.. now that is cool. 

Then once we got home it was relaxing mail checking and preparing for the event of Sunday. My first doujinshi event ever, and it shall always stick with me for it was awesome and amazing. but sleep first. I think I don't sleep on futons often enough but it really takes getting used to for me to sleep on something so thin on the floor. But still it was warm and good. The next morning we woke early, and got towards where we were suppose to go. We took the train that allowed me to see A LOT of Tokyo and pictures and all that, and then we got to the building. HUGE BUILDING. 

with even bigger crowd, no kidding. There were business suits everywhere!  And fangirls everywhere! there were apparently two conventions, but who cares about the business one.  DOUJINSHI! and anyway standing in line alone was an interesting experience. It's amazing how good the Japanese are at making orderly fashions and rows out of big heaps and amounts of squealing anticipating fan people. we all went in Snake formation and when it was our time started walking (I expected the words game over to appear any moment) and then we got guided around till we hit the place where we got to buy our catalogue.  then it was actually for me a short wait till we got inside, I had expected it to be so much longer but it wasn't. Once inside is where the good stuff started. 

I still feel kind of bad for going berserk like that in the one piece section. But yeah it was amazing and wonderful and heaven. and I wouldn't be surprised if my eyes actually went +__+ I literately flew past the tables and even worse my money flew out of my wallet (seriously me and my wallet aren't talking at the moment, marriage issues, it wants to divorce me *sigh*) But all the shiny's, all the pretty's ... All that Marco. How could I ignore!? After my berserk time I followed Naye and held her bag and everything while she went fan girl mode on the sherlock section, I hope she didn't miss out on to much because of me. It was cool though and amazing and I was kind of flaily to hear that I was doing quite good for a first time which just made me all the happier! Also getting compliments about my bag just makes me flail and happy and I think I did well and didn't come across to impolite towards the wonderful artist that still my hunger for more and more (or maybe awaken it?) 

But she had an awesome experience, she was talking with one of the artist and it was so cool to hear her go Japanese like that, I was in awe and it was an amazing spectacle to see! And well after some more buying, more money spending. More everything we went to get lunch. a stew which wasn't bad but yeah... Here is where the picky eater that I am comes back and says hi. 

After the dinner and some more looking we went to the station and back to shinjuku, the station which was pretty much our home base. We left our stuff in a locker and went up into a tower to see Tokyo from high. Not Tokyo tower, this tower was free, it's a government building and it was just as good if maybe not even better. 

The view from up there is amazing and it makes me wonder how Amsterdam falls into nothing compared to this City called Tokyo. It's big it's huge and it has building that make me arch my neck and back just so I can see the top and then I still can't see it! it has so many people it's crazy and it still amazes me even after I have been here for a month. I even got a peek at mount Fuji I think but it was to hidden in the clouds for a clear picture. 

After that we went to get food, which was good food, the best food of the whole weekend. Grilled chicken with a whole plate of salad underneath and i was flailing around cause it was so good. it was so good I forgot to take a picture of it. XD 

Then after dinner we went home with our loot, checked out our loot (and i found I had more gems then I could ever imagine and more loot then I thought I did making up for a loot of 42... not counting the things I bought for other people) And yeah it was a satisfying day, and thanks to Naye's friend I got to see what an addictive game vocaloid is... darn I wish I had a psp with the game TT^TT maybe it's best that I don't. 

The next morning we got to sleep in. :D which is always good . And then after quick grabby breakfast off to the Ghibli museum, not as smooth less as we hoped but still and adventure. I would have never thought that finding a locker could be this difficult but it was, in the end we just took our bags along.  and then we went and got to the Ghibli museum on time before our tickets got out of date. and it was amazing and awesome and probably the most perfect way to end it cause it was all cute and pretty and it was awesome and ... ((insert more words of incoherency)) 

We saw a small movie about sumo-mice and it was cute. And the story was funny and made me laugh and smile and go 'aaaaaw' and we took pictures and browsed around and were amazing and probably fell in love with Ghibli even more and it was well worth it all and defiantly something I recommend if you are familiar with the movies and if you ever are in Japan (Tokyo area)  Then afterwards it was towards the shikansen and then home. Now you would think an adventure would end there right? Wrong ... 

Mine basically didn't end till I was home. 

Cause the last part i was on my own, without Naye's amazing guidance or anything. We said goodbye on her stop, and I don't think I can thank her enough for taking me along this weekend, for looking after me and for being there to fangirl and for being such an awesome friend. Just like I can't thank Aya enough for all the messages she's been sharing with me and the amazing amount of support she has given me back home but in Japan as well. And so did Felony. It's always nice to see you spamming my facebook *laughs* and I enjoy reading all of your messages and comments, I swear, I'll get my ass moving and reply! anyway onwards. But we said goodbye and somehow I felt lonely for a moment, we had spend three days together so it was strange to suddenly be alone but I shook it off. Then it was end of the line and getting off. Not suppose to be a problem right but it was... it was a long walk in the station itself and when I tried asking for the way I got snitched off and pushed into a direction by station staff. Probably had a long day so I just continued on my own. 

Then following Naye's advice which although scary I still did and am still happy for I took a cab. As to be expected though and as Naye warned the man behind the wheel had no idea where my address was nor did his GPS. so instead i asked him to take me to the station I knew, from there I could find my way. Then I was in for probably the most scariest ride of my life. The man in question, which I still doubt if he has a legal drivers license but oh well, was driving kind of really fast and taking really wierd turns while trying to take me where he was suppose to take me. I started panicking about when I started seeing buildings and streets I had never seen before, or the fact that the shikansen tracks were dissapearing from my view as I knew if you followed those you would get to my building in no time.


Then when I saw a KFC i knew it was wrong, cause i like KFC and I would have known if there was one near my place! so as I started to panic more and more, and even more as he couldn't decide wherever to take left or right and nearly decided TO LATE, I saw the 7/11 which is a convinience store close to my building that I nearly shouted to stop and that it would be fine if he dropped me off here, after paying... quite a bit of money, which I think is to much, I bolted out of the taxi and made it home. 


There I started to tell my neighbours about all that had happened only to miss out on a message of naye asking if I was okay. And I feel guilty for not replying sooner cause she worried and I was to busy telling tales to send a message or to hear my phone or anything (so once again sorry for that naye) but yeah.. these are my tokyo adventures, my tales and another contribution to the story of me in Japan. 


it was amazing and something I'll carry with me for the rest of my life. 


thanks my friends for reading, for supporting and for being amazing you guys all rock. :D 


hope you enjoyed reading! 


Cia0

Long time no update but TOKYO BABY!

Ha, sorry people who read my blog this isn't really an update or well not a big one. There hasn't been happening much in all honesty except for me being sleepless, having trouble with japanese class and preparing for tokyo! Tokyo will be big though and I'll take lots of pictures :D heeee... it will be grand!

There will be sightseeing,
there will be doujinshi's,
there will be new experiences
there will be excitement and and and So much more! so expect a big update when I get back instead. :D *huggles*

thanks everyone for following my blog and I promise I'll be a better host! Keep chillin people! Love you!