Archaeos said:I will be travelling to and residing in the Shibuya quarter of Tokyo for the next week. Any places fellow Raveners can recommend? Food? Drinks? Shops? Sightseeing? I am open to all suggestions.
THX, -Archaeos
"Lost in Translation" was almost entirely shot in Tokyo's two loudest and most colorful districts, Shinjuku and Shibuya.
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Many other scenes of the movie were shot in Shibuya, a youthful entertainment district three stations south of Shinjuku on the Yamanote Line. They include the pictures of the busy intersection in front of Shibuya Station's Hachiko Exit, which gets periodically stormed by huge crowds of pedestrians and is surrounded by large and noisy advertising screens.
Bob, Charlotte and their friends are enjoying karaoke at the Shibuya branch of Karaoke-kan (30-8 Utagawacho), less than five minutes from Shibuya Station by foot. Also found around Shibuya is the sushi restaurant Ichikan (9-5 Daikanyama), where Bob and Charlotte once dine.
It would be a shame to come to Tokyo and not take a walk across the famous intersection outside Shibuya Station. On sunny afternoons or clear evenings, the surrounding area is packed with shoppers, students, young couples and commuters. When the lights turn red at this busy junction, they all turn red at the same time in every direction. Traffic stops completely and pedestrians surge into the intersection from all sides, like marbles spilling out of a box. You can observe this moment of organized chaos from the second-story window of the Starbucks in the Tsutaya building on the crossing's north side.
After experiencing the "scramble," follow the trendy teens into Shibuya 109, a big shiny mall with more than 100 boutiques, for a look at the latest in disposable fashion. Or duck back into Shibuya Station and down to the bustling Tokyu Food Show for an elegant array of gourmet eats and an education in local tastes: grilled eel, fried pork, tiny fish salad, octopus on a stick, seafood-and-rice seaweed wraps and much more. The prepared dishes and grocery items are all sold from immaculate counters amid a chorus of "Irashaimasen!" ("Welcome!"). There are aisles full of beautifully packaged treats ? rice crackers, mochi cakes, jellied confections ? but the pickle counter is my favorite.
Le Saboteur said:Want to pay to pet a cat?
Le Saboteur said:Feel up potential jailbait?
Montana Smith said:They do that in Japan?
Montana Smith said:They definitely do this in Japan, but...
Le Saboteur said:With some ~30-million neighbors in the Tokyo Metro Area, nearly every activity has been accounted for. That includes pet cafes for apartment dwellers who aren't allowed to have furry companions. For about nine bucks American (at last check), you get an hour's worth of petting time and a beverage.
Le Saboteur said:Or, if you prefer to have a scatological themed dinner eaten out of a tiny plastic toilet that's also doable.
Firsthand experience?Le Saboteur said:Paying to... ah, visit with a young lady in a crowded subway car is definitely doable. Or, if you prefer to have a scatological themed dinner eaten out of a tiny plastic toilet that's also doable.