Last night I explored a hippie neighbourhood, with lots of interesting clothing stores, bars, and even a shisha bar, which was quite chill. Really nice area. The train ride home was surprising, because it was all just as busy as when I had arrived, and this at 11pm! That's the thing that I'm starting to realize about this place: it's a never-ending stream of people going every which way. You can stand at any one point and there is SERIOUSLY a CONSTANT flow of people going in every direction. It's mind-blowing. Who are these people? Where are they going? Think of Toronto or another big city, and then take away all the cars and replace them with pedestrians and subway riders. That includes all major roads and highways. Everybody. Then you'll begin to understand the chaos that is Tokyo.
I start exploring some of the downtown areas this weekend (Tokyo has no center, just a few different "downtowns"), so I'll start posting up pics of the city. In the meantime, I have posted a sign on the toilet in my apartment. Finally, an explanation about how to go to the bathroom! And to think, all this time I was peeing in the kitchen sink...
Tokyo doesn't seem that daunting :P.
ReplyDeleteI'm slightly confused about how to urinate standing up. So I stand with my back to the toilet, arch back a bit, put my arms slightly behind me and piss freely in the opposite direction? I hope the kitchen sink is there. Oh, and aparently men don't shit.
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Luckily there's lots of 'feces and urine for women!'
ReplyDeleteIt all makes so much sense now. And here I've been taking cues from the cat this whole time. I could never quite fit in the litter box anyway.
ReplyDeleteI just did a quick check and yeah, Tokyo is just a huge as that sattelite map insinuates. It's got the same population as the whole of Ontario! Good luck finding your way around a province crammed into a city, mate.