OK, I got through the second day alive. Here's what happened.
Cool yukata in the morning to wear when I went to take a shower (cool shower system as well - one handle controls temperature, one handle controls the amount of water). Then, a quick snack, and then a walk to a nearby Ieyasu shrine (hopefully the spelling is correct). Verry cool place, although it was kind of hard to explain to the lady at the entrance what we wanted in sign language (how do I get in?)
After that, more long walks, along a street market, electronic shopping district in Akihabara, and lots of manga / anime / related toys stuff. Very cool Macross toys, by the way, if a tad unwieldy to carry around.
Mmm... what else happened today... excellent lunch at a restaurant under a bridge (Japanese food, in fact ;-) ), videogames, and I actually got to see what a pachinko looks like - more of a casino type thing than what I had imagined.
Moving on, a visit to Tokyo Station, and from there a subway ride that took us near to Tokyo Tower. Nifty place, although it was raining at the time (it's still raining right now), and you couldn't see very far. But the rain and the soothing music went very well with my capuccino, so I cannot complain a bit.
After that, a subway ride back to the ryokan, and now blogging and e-mailing. My personal account is back up, but my work account is still busted. Bummer.
Plans for the rest of the night? Dinner somewhere nearby, I suppose, and then maybe walking around one of the more lively districts. I'm still feeling the effects of jet lag a bit,
and my feet are starting to complain.
But it's just day one, and more things are coming, so they'd better learn how thing will be run here as soon as possible ;-) I'm not taking 'no walking' for an answer.
