Shopping Extravaganza!

November 22 - Day 3
 

                          Rick                 Russell                        Laiken           EmmaLi           Ryan

(Harajuku, an area in Tokyo where people dress up like this every Sunday)

     Shopping for clothes isn't like the above picture everywhere in Japan. Who knew? The Girls convinced (begged) Ryan, Russell, and me to come along and brave the vast expanse of clothing shops in Tokyo. It was actually pretty cool. We had lunch (noodles and vegetables) in a cozy cafe. It was so good we decided to come back for a sushi dinner! Because of our budget, we were careful not to overspend on the first day.  Even so, I actually ended up making a few purchases-I think I even saw Russell grab some suave-looking khakis at the end!

     As a side note, Ryan was still clearly upset over the glitter-in-the-suitcase incident, and after thoroughly washing out his wardrobe, wouldn't even look at clothes. I guess he was trying to stay manly after being embarrassed by our prank. (Personally, I thought it was pretty funny.)

Here are some of the fashions that we saw:
     
     
 
     There's a lot freedom of expression in Japan. There are people trying to dress like their favorite pop artist or trying to follow one of the many, sometimes obscure subcultures. However, a majority of people are just wearing typical western garb-at least in the big city of Tokyo.
     We're back at the hostel now, and it's safe to say all of our feet are happy to finally rest! We unanimously agreed to sleep in before another adventure tomorrow. Talk about shop 'till you drop...

- Rick