The First Night Bus

I left the house and met up with Yoshi in Shinjuku in front of the Bic Camera (the usual meeting spot.) She found a place that she wanted to eat at and I wasn't about to suggest something else, so we departed. Using a map on her phone, she led me to some parts of town that I had never been before, weird because I thought I had found all of Shinjuku. It was a tempura restaurant where you can order any kind of veggie, meat, or fish on a stick that has been deep fried to perfection. We ate and talked. She is really into music... Hardcore. Some of it is my style, but a lot of the bands she was rattling off I had never heard of before. The original plan was to catch a movie, but we had just missed the 8pm showing and she had not returned home from work (still wearing a suit) so we parted.

Now it was still early and I was alone is Shinjuku. I had my bag on my back (which was suprisingly light) and went for a walk. Nobody was available to hang out in Shinjuku with me and I had 3 hours to kill before the bus departed. Well, what better way to spend a couple of hours other than drinking? I also realized that I would sleep really well on the bus after a couple drinks. Before buying anything, I went to the bus station to make sure I knew where my bus was departing from. I don't want to miss that thing! Then I hit up a nearby convenience store and picked up the new "strong type" lemon chu-hi. It's 8% and tastes like lemon ^_^ For the next couple hours I did what the other exchange students like to call "conbini-hopping" that is getting something to drink at a convenience store and going for a walk. Once you finish, you stop at another store and continue your walk. I wandered around Shinjuku and made it to the bus on time.

Before I got on the bus I bought some water. I knew that I was going to be thirsty in a couple of hours (or when I woke up) and I did not know what the air was going to be like on the bus. I got on and saw that it was surprisingly comfortable. There were only 3 seats instead of the normal 4 per row which gave a lot of arm and leg room. I could lie my seat all the way back and almost lie down! It was nice! Now because of the nature of the bus I did not sleep to well, but it was good enough.