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Back in Tokyo on Monday and home on Tuesday. We stayed in the bustling Sinjuku district. The west side of the enormous railroad station is all sleek office towers, including the striking Tokyo Municipal Government Center. The east side is crazy with department stores and teeming with alleys full of restaurants, bars and pachinko parlors, as pictured above. We went to an Indian restaurant for a respite from icky squishy fishy things. The chicken sag was terrific. Ooh, and maybe steak on the plane ride home.On Tuesday morning in Tokyo, Monday night in the US, we head for Narita Airport and the long flight to Dallas-Fort Worth. A connection to St. Louis and then home. And melt into a soft American bed. We had a fabulous time but I'm off futons forever.
Home Sweet Home, we're glad to see ya! S.T. you and I are too old for futons!!!
ReplyDeleteI assume Pachinko is an addiction for some. Is much money involved?
ReplyDeleteWe had a Pachinko parlour at the fairgrounds for many years but I don't think it's there now.
Pachinko sounds an interesting way to pass time. Actually gambling is a wonderful way to forget your troubles, as you concentrate so hard on the game concerned - except that if you lose, then you've got more troubles than when you started! Amazing place.
ReplyDeleteThe term "pixelated" comes to mind.
ReplyDeleteTraveling creates all sorts of photo opportunities but then there's the editing, and the time it takes...I can't wait to see everything.
I'm still behind on posting all my trip photos. Maybe this weekend...
The only time I won in gambling is playing pachinko in Kyoto. I think it was $400 or more. Of course, you have to go out to an alley to get your money.
ReplyDeleteah, Pachinko, good fun!!
ReplyDeleteI prefer a firm bed but I can still imagine how different sleeping on a futon must feel.
ReplyDeleteI bet you are more an a head taller than everyone else in Japan -- all the easier to find in the crowd.