Lost in Tokyo (Part II)

The next day, we went to Akihabara, which is Tokyo's popular electronics district.  I was so excited to see this place because of all the things I had read about it.  I was expecting unique and advanced technology that I hadn't seen anywhere else; this is Japan after all.  Akihabara is also known for its abundance of manga and anime stores - another reason I was excited since I had been a big fan of the two back in high school and college.

When we got there, however, both Fortune Cookie and I were disappointed by what we saw.  Akihabara certainly lived up to its reputation of having electronics, lots and lots of electronics, but they were cheap, on-sale, can-be-found-in-markets kind of gadgets.  There was nothing that I hadn't seen before, and the cellphones (w/c I was looking forward to the most) all looked the same.  I have seen a lot more advanced and interesting models here in the Philippines.

My interest in electronics diminished, I made it my mission to find a maid cafe w/c, mind you, were quite elusive.  Maid cafes are, as the term states, cafes where the women that serve you are dressed up as maids.  They do more than serve you food and drinks; they treat you as if you were their master.  This I really wanted to check out.  Unfortunately, it was another disappointment.

Maybe Fortune Cookie and I just picked the wrong place, but the food and drinks in this place were overpriced.  Also, the English-speaking maid wasn't working that day, so we couldn't understand anything our maid was saying; therefore, we weren't able to enjoy any of the 'master language' or sexual innuendo (I assume).  She was really nice though, so we just sat back and enjoyed whatever we could get (no pun intended).

After Akihabara, we went to Shinjuku, which is right by Shibuya, and walked around for a bit.

Fortune Cookie and I had fun taking pictures on the streets since it was closed off for some reason we didn't know about.

Overall, a good second day in Tokyo, but because in order to really make the most of our visit, we had to spend money, we were pretty much ready for the next stop: the Philippines!

:)