Rejoice!

My last blog got cut short because some random Japanese kids started talking to me.

So Saturday I ended up staying home and doing lot of studying. It was very good for me.

Once Sunday rolled around I really wanted to get out of the house. I still wanted to go to Akihabara as I had not been yet. Vaso and I headed out around noon to go. A couple stops before Akihabara, I saw a roller coaster from the train. Curiosity got the best of us and I made us get off the train. It turns out that the station where we exited was right next to the Tokyo Dome! Along with the baseball field, there is also a small amusement park which housed one roller coaster. It was 1000 yen to ride it, but Vaso and I did not feel like waiting in line for it. Quite possibly the coolest thing about this coaster was that it went through a building! Check it out:



We finally made it to Akihabara around 3 and it was packed. We walk out of the train station and the first thing I see are maids handing out fliers for their respective cafe's. Sadly, because we were foreign, they did not try handing us any. We walked down the main street of Akiba checking out all the little stores along the way. Once we reached the end we went to the other side of the street and walked back towards the station. I dragged Vaso to a model shop where I purchased a couple random boxes. In front of that store they were selling Final Fantasy Potions. I had to buy a couple:



He then dragged me to Kaitenzushi (Rotating sushi) to eat some dinner. We actually went to a good place this time. All of the 100 yen sushi was really good, and 10 plates was more than enough to fill us up. By the time we finished, it was starting to get dark out. The road was opened once again to traffic and people were starting to go home. Not wanting to go home yet, we headed into the back allies to see the real Akihabara. There were all sorts of shady merchants and shops selling all sorts of electronics. We searched high and low for a used game shop that was selling a Famicom or Super Famicom for cheap. I really wanted to buy one for nostalgic gaming purposes. It was during this adventure that I happened upon the thing that I had been searching for for ages.





A Limited Edition Final Fantasy Crisis Core PSP (Number 46,466 / 77,777)

I saw it, and I bought it almost instantly. The store clerk kept saying that there was dust under the screen, but I could see no such thing. The thing is in near perfect condition and looked like it had never been played. I was so pleased with this find.

So after Akiba, Miles invited us over to visit his apartment. We went over to Nezu (which happens to be the same place that Shoko lives) and had more dinner. This time it was Indian Curry. I thought the serving was kind of small, but the place was really exquisite and it tasted really good. After dinner we went to Miles' apartment, chilled for a while, and headed home. It was a good day.

Today after class I went to Nakano with some people to go beetle shopping. There is this weird craze about beetle fighting which led to these kinds of shops popping up. Austin ended up buying a beetle, cage, and some food for a little over 3000 yen. Not bad if you ask me. I was a little jealous about the whole ordeal. Owning a beetle sounds like it would be a cool experience.

When I returned home I stopped at the supermarket for the first time. This was mainly to supplement my lunches with instant ramen and the like. Our host families are not required to feed us lunch, and sometimes I feel bad asking. I was never so happy in my life to buy milk, cereal, and bread. I had some when I arrived home and felt like I was in heaven. Here is a pic of my stash: