Japan; land of the strange and the unexpected have built its sakura’s into my slow beating heart. This extremely conservative but terribly erotic society gives another apprehension of a world I thought I understood quite well. In manga land everything is different; machines talk, toilets wash, trains sing and People sleep standing up. Youth there dresses smart and sexy, talks less and drinks more than any of you might think. I admit that I was amazed to see women sway hips wearing garter belt on the street and boys with girlish bags and shiny belts. Cleanliness in Japan should be a religion and newness is a virtue that makes Tokyo look so intimately impersonal. I was also impressed by the extreme game shows that amuses Japanese and by their big interest in snuff movies and wondered why violence was so praised in a country that has the lowest crime rates in the world.
After thirteen hours of flight I finally reached wonderland. I first dropt my luggage in my guest room then went for a 30 minutes trip to Shibuya. This very lively and modern place is the favorite destination of young fashionable Japanese. But also an area where girls dress sexy and put on nice make up to flirt with guys. I admit that the flirting codes in Japan are different from the rest of the world though, but if I am not telling you more about that it is just because I did not get it myself!
Tokyo Otemachi Business District which reminds me of the transformers movie was the second place I have been to and to give you a clear picture of it, I would say that people there do not know what fast foods restaurants are. The other thing that characterises Otemachi is its massive skyscrapers, which gave me head cramp by the way.
While getting some souvenirs for my friends I visited Asakusa-Kannon Temple. This place
which has small streets and very old restaurant reminds me of Montmartre, my favorite place in Paris.
I would personally describe Shinjuku as the twin sister of shibuya though this area is particularly famous for its sex districts and Meido cafés. It really amazed me to see hot girls paying machines for some sexual talks and boys paying waiters to do whatever they ask them for. And that goes without talking about all sorts of sexual gadgets available on the market.
Ueno is a beautiful area that concentrates most of Tokyo’s museum and offers people a great experience of ancient and modern Japanese art. I have been to Ueno’s science museum and will never forget the travel back in time I had there. (thanks to the japanese high tech )
Odiaba is an artificial island situated at two hours away from Tokyo. This place has an exceptional aura that I fail to explain. All I can say is that this little wonder made me realise that the only thing that can never lie is… beauty.
