Weird and wonderful Tokyo!

I ended the last blog entry with a profound comment on the contradictory nature of Japan ... our last few days in Tokyo were a perfect example of just that!
Friday, we did manage to get up early – well Dani and I did, G was somewhat engrossed in his new hero's book, “Cityboy”, and had to be dragged from bed – and make our way to Tsukiji fish market where we spent a few hours wander around arming the weird and wonderful wares the fishermen were selling. This “dawn raid” was followed by super fresh and highly delicious sushi eaten from a counter right in the market ... usually I am more of a “baked goods for a breakfast" gal, but fatty tuna rolls are certainly something I could get used to. After a short visit to the mm office, the three of us wandered through the rainy backstreets of Shibuya and Omotosando, looking in on some weird and wonderful shops and admiring the trendiness of Japan. While I do not always necessary “get” Japanese style – Little Boo Peep anyone? School-uniform? High-heeled wellies? - there is no denying that Japanese people have plenty of it and are not scared about expressing their own, individual style, something that fascinates me over and over again. The slavish dedication to one style you see in the streets of London is something you will never see in Japan; pretty much every person has their own style.
Saturday, we set off by super punctual and immaculately clean train to a sea side amusement park where Fat Boy Slim was playing at a Sunday afternoon rave for crowd of excited but extremely well behaved Japanese ravers (with a few gaijin mixed in for good measure). We had a fantastic day, dancing away to old tunes and jumping around like crazy, all in the semi-sunshine. A odyssey-like journey , during which we must have used every train line possible, got us back to Tokyo where we stuffed our faces in a very interesting Chinese restaurant in Rappongi ... I can not mention what the place was decorated with for fear of having our site x-rated. The last two days were a pretty perfect end to a great time in Tokyo and has certainly helped me change me my mind about the “land of the rising sun”. Thank you VERY much to Dani and Figgy for letting us stay in their “flat of awesomenesss” - it truly was awesome!
Next stop ...Vancouver!
Love C and G xxxx