FRIDAY - TOKYO 
HARAJUKU, SHIBUYA

It looks like a monster crashed into the entrance of this shopping center. Maybe Godzilla?
It's either a mania about condos or condoms.
Harajuku busy on a Friday afternoon.
Stopped into the Oriental Bazaar for some souvenir shopping.
Then into this shopping center for some dinner with Lisa, who had to come into the city for an Apple Store appointment.
I didn't realize until just now when I am researching these pictures that Salvatore Cuomo, the man after whom this restaurant is named and I'm sure owns, is kind of a big deal.
He is an Italian-Japanese celebrity chef. His quattro formaggi pizza sure was good. And I had a Japanese cider.
With all of the temples and shrines I've shown you, it's time to give the Christians a shout out with this church.
Shibuya, another busy part of town that comes alive at night.
There is a big intersection in front of the train station with a somewhat famous scramble crossing. All the traffic lights go red and the pedestrians all cross in various directions all at once like this.
Who wouldn't want to go to a place called Club Gas Panic?
The sky darkens and the lights brighten.
Ah, another little piece of the U.S. of A.
Okay, I had to look this one up. Love Plus was a popular Konami dating simulation game. Then someone opened up a massage parlor based on the game with girls in school uniforms. That's a really big thing over there. That and maids.
Although the Love + place was a legitimate, albeit oddly fetishy place, this is just a sex shop.
Back in Urayasu and the department store. The ladies were shopping for something while I waited. You can get your little kid's school uniforms here, complete with  the little yellow hat.
And here are outfits for older Japanese girls. These probably aren't actual school uniforms, just kinda sexy outfits designed to look like them.
Remember White Day is coming up. Lisa explained what White Day is, and it's not a day set aside to honor white people. On Valentine's Day girls and women give gifts to boys and men, usually chocolates. Then a month later on White Day the males reciprocate, but usually with something better than chocolate.
Back on the balcony of the apartment. You can see a large Ferris wheel (from where it is I think the Diamond and Flower) and the Tokyo Tower off in the distance.

TO TOKYO