I went to Shibuya to meet with Hachiko.

I thought that I would would try out an experiment, where I start from Shibuya and walk to Harakuju/Shinjuku to Ikebukuro to Ueno.

How did that go? I'll tell you in a moment.

First I got off the train and I didn't know what exit that the famous Hachiko stachue was at so I thought to go out the nearest exit and find it by going around the station.
I had never been to the station before so finding the stachue wasn't all that easy, but I didn't care how fast I found Hachiko, so I just walked around and eventually I had found him. He was in the middle of the smoking area...

For those who don't know the story behind the statue, here it is:
In the 1920's a professor had a Akita dog, would come to wait at the Shibuya station for him to return. His maser died in 1925, but in loving devotion he continued to wait for his master for 11 years until his own death.(for the sake of not plagiarizing I have not written word for word what is in my lonely planet guide book)
So there is the statue in memory of him.


Also while I was there I found a Tokyo Hobit store, but I was confused as how to reach it, there was a sign saying that it is on the 5th floor, but on the first floor of the building that the sign is attached to is a restaurant. I didn't see a way to get to the 5th floor inside the restaurant.
So that is a place I will have to visit on another trip.

So anyway my experiment, I did walk from Shibuya to Shinjuku, I had followed the Meji-dori most of the way, but became adventurous and took a side street and past a huge stadium, and the Meji park...I think...at least there was a sign point in the direction I was heading saying "Meji Park" but I knew I was going the right way because of my many walks from Harajuku to Shinjuku I have seen the huge tower building, which I think is Shinjuku tower..Next time I think of it I will have to take pictures of it so you know that I am talking about.

Using that building as a base point I knew I where Shinjuku was, (also the signs in English helped) It was maybe an hour or so and I made it to Shinjuku, I was going to head to Ikebukuro, but I was tired of walking and so I thought I would go pick up a few items at the Can Do(which is the 100yen shop on the 8th floor of the Shinjuku Prince Hotel, I picked up some material , kitchen towels for a friend(which the total is now 17) and some food stuff(candy and junk food). I then headed home, I wanted to visit Tokyo Hands again, but was to tired.

I havn't been having a good sleep lately...more like...I have been staying up to about 2 / 1am and waking up about 12 / 1 pm. Someone keeps make a heck of a noise around 12 - 1 am and I want to wake up early so I can get my but moving and get stuff done...lately that has not been happing...also the other guys around me come back later (12am or later) and make a little bit of noise..not to mention that the noise of the traffic is really loud, even with my window closed.


I have also saw that I am on garbage duty again from Nov 22 to the 28th, so I need to take care of that between 7 and 8am, so sleeping until 12 or 1pm is not going to fly.

Well anyway that is enough ranting for now.
And I am still working on sending stuff back, so soon I hope to get all that stuff sorted out.

Also I should mention that there was a storm last night, thunder and lightning type storm, I was inside and the time, but when the thunder roared(and I mean roared) it was so loud that the building shaked a bit and set off a few car alarms. What did I do? Cower, hid under my covers? nope, tried to get it on "Tape" I got thunder but as for lightning I don't know I haven't looked through all the recording yet so there maybe some thing on film.

Well talk to you later