So yeah, more weird people in the hostel. There is this weird English guy, tall awkward fella, just singles out the women to chat to. Bit creepy. ----- They actually play bird noises over the speakers at train stops. That's insane! Why would you even do that? Mental, that's what it is! In addition the platforms are literally filled with computer game music, we jingles going off here and there, before announcements, arrival at stations, departure from stations a...

Woke up feeling pretty tired. Had the alarm set for 9, but that came and went. Having lounged around for most of the day yesterday I was determined to get out today, even if only for a short while as I still hadn't done any laundry. So I picked a couple of things off the map and off I went. ----- I went to Ueno which has quite a few museums. Now there were just too many to choose from so I picked 1, Japanese National Museum, I thought it was the best bet! Shor...

Easy morning, had a wee lie in then up for some planning. As it's a Saturday I'm aware that everywhere might be bouncing. So I head out later this afternoon to hopefully miss crowds. As I'm walking to the train station there are a lot of musicians playing in the street. There is a stage set up at Kinschico station, bit of a jazz festival going on. The music is good though I'm not sure that the female Japanese voice is doing anything for the Jazz, though nice atmo...

So I just took it easy for most of the day, charging my stuff and having a wee look at what other stuff I want to do. Was just sitting in the common room and got chatting to a few people. A Swedish guy, who was a bit weird and a couple of Nigerian girls who were from London. Turns out they were trying to book flights to Hong Kong for tomorrow. Leaving it a bit late I thought, though it was very entertaining listening to the two of them. ----- Had to phone at 4 ...

So last night I thrashed out a plan for today. With the aid of 6 maps (all with varying degrees of detail) my guide book, iPad, pen and notebook. So up at 8.30 and over to Kinschico to get my train to Roppongi where the Chinese embassy is to get my visa sorted. I headed in the general direction but still had to ask a policeman for help. The way addresses are done here it's no wonder I struggle. Firstly addresses are given often by district and not street, some st...