Japan: The Return!

Last night was my first in delightful Shinjuku. We spent just a few short hours exploring before heading back to the room to pass out and let the rigors of our flight slip away.

Within just a few blocks of our hotel, we came across many, many izukayas, two Macdonald's (more on that later), a half a dozen 24 hour convenience stores, Wendy's, KFC(?!), and Gyu Kaku


I learned the following last night:

1. The Japanese really like Kit-Kits. I found this particular confection to be disproportionately represented just about everywhere i went. This phenomenon culminated in the consumption of a Kit-Kat McFlurry... yum.

2. Shaka Shaka Chicken is pretty damn good. it's essentially a chicken cutlet in a bag. mix in your choice of seasoning(hot chili, lemon pepper, or cheese) and boom, you've got a nice snack.



I also took the time to stop in at the local Club Sega, where I found that I can, in fact, hold my own (and lose two out of three rounds) in Virtua Fighter 5 to the local denizens of Tokyo arcades.

More later, as i've just gotten out of bed and am in dire need of coffee... luckily, we saw many, many Prontos on the way here!