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Kichijoji Tokyo, Japan 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! written by  Kirsten on August 12, 2007 from Tokyo, Japan from the travel blog: USA Summer Camp 2007 Send a Compliment comment on this...

internet cafes Shinjuku, Japan Its 5 30am and I am about to sleep for a solid three hours in a manga cafe in Shinjuku. I love Tokyo. written by  Kirsten on August 13, 2007 from Shinjuku, Japan from the travel blog: USA Summer Camp 2007 Send a Compliment comment on this...

One week left! Tokyo, Japan This will probably be my last entry in Japan. Ill upload photos when Im back in the US. My night in Tokyo was pretty fun. We hit up Roppongi, Shibuya, and Shinjuku. Im pretty sure we were almost killed in a huka bar in Roppongi. You can have alcohol in the streets here, so we stopped at a 7/11 and bought beer for the walk to Shibuya. There was a really fun bar we found there, but drinks are so expensive here so we caught a train to Shinjuku where we walked around Kabuki-cho (the red light district) and sang Karaoke until 5am when it closed. Then some people went home and Katie and I slept in a manga cafe until 9. We went shopping in Harajuku and Shibuya, and it was hot and crowded. My family rented me some independent Japanese films so I watched them when I got home and they were really great. Yesterday we went to see Kabuki theater and it was awesome. I really enjoyed it. Yesterday was also the hottest day in Tokyo`s history and I survived. There was an earthquake in Chiba at about 4am and it woke me up. Its 9am now and there are still some small quakes hitting Tokyo. Our next/last camp is in Chiba, so hopefully it will be cancelled. We were at the facility for a camp earlier and there is no air conditioning and the food is horrible. I never went to Kyoto/Osaka since no one wanted to spend the money to come with me, so I may still try to go during the last three days here, or else climb Mt. Fuji or take a trip to Kamakura. See everyone in a week! written by  Kirsten on August 15, 2007 from Tokyo, Japan from the travel blog: USA Summer Camp 2007 Send a Compliment comment on this...

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