Blah work... ok, last commercial, sorry, this is taking too long otherwise.
Yeah, that's Brad Pitt, yet another Softbank face.
This was the commercial I wrote about that I saw when I first came to Japan. Interesting no?
8/5 Tuesday:
Something else interesting on TV today. It was a TV show where they had a bunch of guys dress up as school delinquents/gangsters based on manga characters, act (somewhat) like their manga counterpart, speak in slang, and chase each other around a high school trying to steal each others' pants, by taking them off forcefully of course. Hilarity ensued (sorry no pictures).
8/6 Wednesday:
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It's a KFC matsuri! (festival)
Hehe, KFC commercials are awesome. First, more pictures of my peach-filled fridge (buahahaa, my coolish stock drastically increased) *cough* anyway, more peach food, this time drinkable peach Konnyaku Jelly (like the jelly packs I love, but in drinkable form). Now the KFC commercial. Amusing they have a commercial of a matsuri just for KFC, even carrying Col. Sanders like a portable shrine (lol). Last is Melon soda... err cream soda... not quite melon soda... tastes more like a melon float... which tastes like veggies... not that great.
8/7-9 Thursday-Saturday:
Sorry, nothing to talk about. I got a week off starting on Saturday, even tried to make a bunch of plans to go to all these different places, kinda failed on Saturday when I spent half the day trying to figure out how to get to Nikko. Eventually gave up. I'll do some exploring of Tokyo tomorrow.
Forgot to mention I got to see "The Dark Knight" on Saturday. That made my day.
8/10 Sunday:
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Welcome to Tokyo Dome City! (if you look closely, the roller coaster actually goes through the building)
Lots of wandering today. First stop: Shinjuku (NW Tokyo), where they had a Ponyo themed station (awesome). There I snapped some pictures of the famous Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office (Tocho). From there I headed to the electronics district of Shinjuku (sorta like a mini Akihabara). Saw an insane amount of capsule stations. Wandered around there a bit before heading off to my next destination.
Second stop: Shibuya (W Tokyo), where I finally got to see Nekonade (that adorable kitten movie). After the movie I took some pictures of the main area of Shibuya including the famous "Shibuya 109" building. Didn't actually go inside cause it was mainly stylish clothing for young women (I am neither stylish, nor a young woman). So I headed off to my next stop.
Third stop: Harajuku (between Shinjuku and Shibuya), which was mainly just one extremely crowded street lined with small shops selling gothic lolita, rockabilly, hip hop, and punk outfits. Not quite what I was expecting (my guide told me character goods, I think they meant something completely different). After slipping through Harajuku, I decided to head to my next destination.
Fourth stop: Tokyo Dome City. Wasn't quite sure what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised. It had a couple of roller coasters and other rides, as well as what seemed to be a recreation of Tokyo in Lego. Of course their goods shop had Ghibli merchandise. There was also a "Jump Shop" (Shonen Jump being another weekly manga magazine, which include some of my favorite series; Bleach and Naruto), so I spent some time there. After that, I took some pictures of the area, including the huge roller coaster that went through a mall and a Ferris Wheel, and the Tokyo Dome (the world's largest roofed baseball stadium, and Japan's largest concert hall). After wandering around some more and taking pictures of the LaQua mall, I eventually decided to ride the thing: Thunder Dolphin. Unfortunately I couldn't really see much because they tell you to take off any loose items (like glasses), and I didn't have my contacts with me. Still, it was really thrilling to ride the 5th tallest continuous circuit roller coaster in the world, and the fastest one I have ever been on (clocking in at 80.8mph). After that I grabbed some food at KFC (with the Col. Sanders from the commercial out front). Grabbed some pictures of the lights at night (some didn't come out that great), then headed home. The last picture is from outside the subway station at Shonandai. It started heavily pouring rain, and when I say heavily I mean insanely. The rain and lightning/thunderstorms here are something else.
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