Japan, Tokio, Hotel 4 Seasons, 4.30 am in the morning, and the jet lag allows for now sleep, blogging is a good way to kill the time before the taxi departs in half an hour for the legendary fish market.
I got told, so I was prepared, and as much as one tries to defeat this illness, everyone comes with preconceived notions which end up being - as usually - entirely wrong. One has to see it, hear it and smell it with his own senses to get the flood of impressions which a city like Tokyo will naturally bring upon. And after a presence of 16 hours, I have barely scratched the surface. Yesterday evening an overdose of impressions in East-Shinjuku. All pictures of this trip can be found on this Tokyo-set on Flickr.
Illumination, people of most different styles crossing the street, shops with kinky articles to buy. Toilets where the usage requires something like a diploma: a pre-heated seat, a command cockpit to steer the various intensities and temperatures to autmatically rinse the back white still sitting, hot air to provide the after-drying (in German language litterally “after-drying” - LOL). And the famous “love hotels” where one can check in for 2 hours in the evening time for a price point of 3,500 Yen (around € 23).
Compared to the strange name of a German teeny-band, this is a true “Tokio Hotel” ;-) And then there is the famous subway. I made it successfully, even with one change of trains. When surfacing, be aware of the correct of the many exits. Blow the right one, and one is half an hour away from your destination. From a few friends I got the hint to watch the movie “Lost in Translation”. And at the moment I feel exactly like that.
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Oh my God, how could I not tell you about the ‘kinky’ love hotels with Mickey Mouse and other kitsch decorative elements???
And, how about one of those drawers where you could sleep in if you miss your train after drinking all night???
Don’t miss the ‘onsen’ (dont know the right spelling!)
Have fun piggy! Hip hip Hippo! xx
Enjoy your university! Please keep the blog full as I will be reading up… You can pass on the speakers! I want the social!
I’m so jealous Rene! I wish I was there with you. Dying to try out one of those love hotels. Have heard so much about them and remember seeing a scene in ‘Crazy Asia’ how some of those rooms almost look like an operating theatre. :-) Maria
Hi Maria
Everyone misses you and Troy is entertaining as usual.
Met up with Rod Beckstrom “The Starfish and a spider” was an incredible session.
Will tell all in Spain or Berlin.
Cya soon.
hugs to JC