The second day in Tokyo (with me) started with moving suitcases to Shinjuku because we had decided to stay in the city for Phil and Steven's last night.
Little did I know that our hotel would be dead center in the middle of Kabuki-cho, the red light district of Shinjuku!
Here is one of numerous host clubs, where girls are tricked into spending way too much money to be pampered by the man of their choice:
After getting over our shock (well actually it seemed like I was the only one who was really shocked), we had a yummy tonkatsu (pork cutlet) lunch. And then we headed over to Harajuku where we encountered this:
Literally a sea of people. On a Wednesday afternoon!
After some shopping and more crepes, we headed over to Disneysea for the 'After 6 Passport.' I think it is the only Disneysea in the world, a park dedicated to ocean/water-themed attractions like the Little Mermaid Lagoon:
Sebastian's trapped!
Phil thinks he's turning Japanese with his 'peace' signs.
Leaving the park around 10:30 p.m., we were all exhausted. But we still had a mission left to be accomplished, which was to eat 'yakitori' -- chicken skewers. Returning to Shinjuku, we found 'Omoide-yokocho,' translated as Memory Lane, which housed some cozy yakitori stalls. A lot of them were already closed, but we found an open one and managed to order a plate of yakitori:
(Why are there so many photos where Phil has a big grin and Steven doesn't look amused at all?)
Afterwards Phil talked about going to Shinjuku 2-chome -- boyztown. But thank the lord, Steven said he was too tired and we got to go home and relax in yukata (cotton kimono worn as pajamas).
This video needs some explaining. Phil and Steven's favorite phrase at the moment is "excuuuuuuse meee" with their hands on their hips way high whenever they feel indignant about something. So when we were standing in line for Indiana Jones at Disneysea and a few little girls cut in front of us, Phil said "sumimaaaseeeeeen," using the Japanese word for 'excuse me' in a direct (but incorrect) translation. But because he was using Japanese, the girls looked back at him, with puzzled looks on their faces. Long story short, for the rest of the night, Steven kept saying "sumimaaaaseeeeen," as an inside joke. Ok, now you can watch the video:
Here's Phil's reaction for being made fun of:
The crazy travel accounts are coming to a close...
P.S. Steven, it's your job to answer our loyal readers' questions, ok?
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