Kichijoji

Yesterday was my favorite day so far, but the day before it was pretty good too so Ill start there. My family took me to the aquarium and it was lots of fun. I got to see lots of strange sea creatures and the dolphin and sea lion show. Afterwards we walked around Shinjuku and went up 44 floors in the Metropolitan Government building where we could see all of Tokyo. It was really neat. We went to dinner in a restaurant that had a huge pond in it and we had to fish for our meal. It was interesting. I didnt want to catch a fish so I tried really hard not to, but eventually my host dad took me to the easy area for kids and I caught a giant shrimp thing. It tasted pretty good as long as I didnt think about the fact that 5 minutes ago it was alive. After dinner we went back to the Metropolitan Government buildings and looked at Tokyo at night. It was lots of fun. Yesterday we went to a park and it was really pretty. There was a zoo in it, so I saw an elephant and monkeys. I also road in a paddle boat shaped like a swan with my host brother which was fun. Afterwards we walked around Kichijoji for a while and my host brother and I played in an arcade. I beat him at Taiko drum master (of course). We went to dinner at a ghost restaurant and it was so much fun. It was like a big haunted house and there were fake spiders that fell from the ceiling any time there was a loud noise and fake bloody hands hanging from the ceiling. The food was really good too. Afterwards my host dad took me to a punk club so I could see some music. It was really interesting and a lot of fun. Im hoping to see more live music here before I leave. We got home around 10 30 and sang karaoke at the house since my family has their own system. I dont want to leave my family! Today we are going to the fish market and to walk around Ginza before I meet up with some friends to spend a night in Tokyo and sleep in a manga cafe. It should be fun!

Tokyo, Japan