We have purchased a two day pass for the subway costing around $12 which gives you unlimited travel on all lines in the city all day so we went for a ride last night to see other interesting bits and pieces of Tokyo.The great thing about this city is that you can actually go out at 8pm and the place is alive! ( Unlike Newcastle ) So many people out! Lots still coming home from a hard days work even at 10pm which was about the time we caught the subway back to our Hotel.
Many shops are still open till 10 while most of the little ones close either 6pm or 8pm.
Eateries are open till late ..and everyone eats out....I think lots of businessmen actually will eat before they go home or hit the Pachinko lounges which are Japans version of Pokies, accept you win little silver balls ( go figure?) and you can play to win more silver balls which you legally cannot exchange for money....but if you go around the back corner there is always a little place that will exchange them back for money..usually at the going rate of return as specified by the local controlling gang...
By the way...these places are garish, hideously loud ( like a jet engine taking off ) and totally unrelaxing...I would love to have a try just out of curiosity...but they are only open to adults and we have no where to put little geisha girl.....also my ear drums could not stand the noise...
It is quite eye opening when you get back on the subway at 10pm and there is a carriage full of men in suits and then there is us....little geisha girl in black and white fully co ordinated funky wear, me in black skirt and thongs very much worse for wear, and hubby in hand washed, un- ironed T shirt that says 'EVERYONE POOPS" on it!!!
Yes...we were feeling very "effluent" indeed!!!!!!!
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