Tokyo was a JUST a little too.....
JUST a little too complicated. This is part of the subway map. With city lines and private lines intersecting the city, all with competing colors and fares, it is one complicated mess.
JUST a little too modern. I prefer seeing historical sites when I travel, so maybe Tokyo wasn't made for my tastes.
I was, however, able to find some older buildings and places.
JUST a little too disturbing. This sign for a doll store was our landmark to get us back to the hotel.
These girls engage in Cosplay, or costume play, where people dress up as characters from anime. We also went to a Maid cafe, where waitresses dress up as French maids and address you as master or mistress and serve you by drawing hearts on your food with ketchup. At the end of the meal they issue you a card with a certification of your majesty. All very odd and overpriced ... and all the rage in Tokyo.
This picture is from a street where they sell wholesale restaurant goods. Since many restaurants have these plastic models of what's available for dinner displayed in their windows, I guess that it is natural to see these items for sale, but it still seemed strange to see plastic roast beef and gravy.
JUST a little too crowded. Nothing like a little window shopping on a Sunday afternoon. There were actually two policeman outside a creperie stand to keep the lines in order.
By the way, it is a great idea to travel to Japan with a tall blonde (ours is in the bottom left of this picture). You can always find at least one member of your group when in a crowd.
JUST not very smart. Agreeing to meet up in Tokyo (and the world's) busiest intersection was not our wisest decision of the trip.
JUST friends. Even though Kristy and I shared this tiny bed in our tiny Tokyo hotel room, we are still just friends.
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