The next morning we woke up and went to H&M where we bought matching outfits. We immediately changed into our new merch and matched for the rest of the day. We got some cheap conveyor belt sushi then made our way to the Imperial Palace. Turns out the Imperial Palace is private property (you can't even see the outline of it) and there not a thing you can do about it. We were disappointed, but we were able to see remains of a tower that had connected to the Imperial Palace at some point but had burned down. We gave up and left the capital to make our way to Sunshine City (the mall) to shop around for a bit. We visited the Pokémon Center, but didn't end up buying anything.
Just practicing safety first!
After, we made our way to Shinjuku to eat at the Robot Restaurant, but immediately decided against it when we found out the entrance fee was ¥7000 each (~$70 each)! We bailed and walked around the reddish light district with the host cafés. We finally found a restaurant that provided unlimited food and drinks for a reasonable price, so we decided to go there. The place only really served okonomiyaki, yakisoba, and beer, but it was great. Of course it was a place that expected you to cook your own food. Being idiot foreigners, we had no idea what we were doing, so our waitress had to help us cook all our meals.
Once we gorged ourselves, we decided to do some karaoke.We rented a room at some karaoke bar and proceeded to be a big fat mess the whole time. We sang Anaconda by Nicki Minaj as our waitress was bringing our drunk asses alcohol (we were standing on the sofas belting "My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns hon!!"). Then we sang Wrecking Ball, which was appropriate because we were the wrecking balls. The wrecked wrecking balls.
The closest we ever got to the Robo Show.
We had to play the dumb foreigner card to get help for these.
Our hour and a half was up and we found ourselves going to a nearby arcade for a bit. But before that, the karaoke place gave us little free key-chains of chibi bread. We played (and sucked at) some Dragon Ball Z game and also some punching game. We grew bored of that and quickly turned our attention to the crane games. The awkward man working at the arcade followed us around and would stop us every once in awhile to open the machine, position the stuffed animal/thing we wanted, then would have us try again. It was cheating in every sense and we loved it. Carolanne ran off to the restroom and I decided to try my hand at a crane game for these huge cat stuffed animals. I ended up getting the cat the first time around and lost my mind with excitement in the arcade. Carolanne came back to me jumping up and down cheering as the cat plopped into the prize box and she gave the awkward arcade guy a huge hug. He looked confused and deeply uncomfortable, so I had to explain to her that he didn't actually help. Sugar mamma over here got it all on her own.
It was our last full day! We woke up late and decided to wear some of our new clothes and the matching witch headbands I had gotten for us the day before. We stopped by our favorite life changing noodle house again and we had the mabo eggplant noodles. I'm posting this entry two years since our trip (finally), but I will never forget them.
We still regularly talk about this amazing place.
After brunch, we took the train to Asakusa, an old, touristy shopping street with a shrine at the end. We shopped around for a bit and I tried to take Carolanne to a cute Totoro shop, but unfortunately it was closed. Carolanne bought some cute scarves and things for a friend. I was dead set on getting a kimono/bath robe and was trying one on when a staff member came up to me and told me the longer robes were bigger. We were both like, 'shut your mouth while you're still not too far behind dude', but he didn't shut up so we left and decided not to go back. At the end of the shopping street was a big shrine where we watched people pray and cleanse themselves with smoke.
The shrine was super crowded, but it was still relaxing.
After taking pictures at the shrine, we got takoyaki, fried chicken, tofu, and beer at a fast food place next to what I assume was a drag club/host club. It was still two hours before our escape room appointment, but we decided we would stop by Escape Hut to verify our reservations and see if we could go in early. They told us we could do it early, but to come back in about 30 minutes so they could prepare the room. Carolanne and I decided to go for beers while we waited. I was nervous, but Carolanne was ready to get wasted and dive in head first. We ended up only having a beer or two before it was time to go to the Escape Hut though.
The rules for the escape room was that we had a limited amount of time (one hour) to solve all the puzzles in the room and escape. The story for our room was that we were samuri under the shogun investigating a death threat the shogun received. We had to solve all the puzzles before "midnight" to prevent the assassination. The room was separated into three areas. We figured out the puzzle that gave us a key to the second room fairly quickly, but got stuck on the next part. The staff came in and helped us for a bit, then we sped through the rest of the room and finished in 45 minutes.
When we got out, we were told to put on Sherlock-like costumes and take pictures (and drink tea/eat snacks). While we were taking the pictures, Carolanne called me "my dearest Twatson", then she told me she was "Shercock" (or "Shercock Hoes"). We had a good laugh while the staff looked confused, then left.
We took the train back to Hatagaya and got Korean BBQ at JuJu Hut close to our apartment. The food was awesome and our waiter was adorable. We bought a bunch of beers and face masks (Carolanne got one that looked like a cat and I got a dog one), then went back to the apartment to pack our bags and finish watching Civil War on Drugs. We spent the night finishing beers and Civil War on Drugs, then watching Beyonce and Todrick Hall videos. We also tried coming up with witty responses to the shit boys were texting me (but kept coming up with the best responses too late). Finally, we fell asleep at 3am.
The next morning, we finished packing our bags, cleaned the apartment, then finished the two beers in the fridge. We said goodbye to our little apartment, then set off for the train station. We were looking for a place to eat when some random woman came up to us and started asking about our clothes and where we were going and how long we were staying in Japan. When she found out we were from the US, she got so excited and asked for our facebooks. She grabbed Carolanne's hat and sunglasses and put them on. Then she grabbed Carolanne's cat plushie and asked to take a picture with us. We had some guy from a local store take our pictures for us and I'm sure Carolanne and I looked incredibly uncomfortable. Eventually, we told her we needed to catch our train and bailed.
We had to make a mad dash for Narita airport, but thankfully we were able to make it in time. On the way to the terminal, we took pics with some girls from a maid cafe and also sadly shimmied at each other a few times (shimmymasen).We tearfully said goodbye at Carolanne's terminal and she gave me the rest of her yen for ice cream. We were both a crying mess, but it was a great end to our trip.
The rules for the escape room was that we had a limited amount of time (one hour) to solve all the puzzles in the room and escape. The story for our room was that we were samuri under the shogun investigating a death threat the shogun received. We had to solve all the puzzles before "midnight" to prevent the assassination. The room was separated into three areas. We figured out the puzzle that gave us a key to the second room fairly quickly, but got stuck on the next part. The staff came in and helped us for a bit, then we sped through the rest of the room and finished in 45 minutes.
Victory at last!
When we got out, we were told to put on Sherlock-like costumes and take pictures (and drink tea/eat snacks). While we were taking the pictures, Carolanne called me "my dearest Twatson", then she told me she was "Shercock" (or "Shercock Hoes"). We had a good laugh while the staff looked confused, then left.
Last day train station selfies.
The next morning, we finished packing our bags, cleaned the apartment, then finished the two beers in the fridge. We said goodbye to our little apartment, then set off for the train station. We were looking for a place to eat when some random woman came up to us and started asking about our clothes and where we were going and how long we were staying in Japan. When she found out we were from the US, she got so excited and asked for our facebooks. She grabbed Carolanne's hat and sunglasses and put them on. Then she grabbed Carolanne's cat plushie and asked to take a picture with us. We had some guy from a local store take our pictures for us and I'm sure Carolanne and I looked incredibly uncomfortable. Eventually, we told her we needed to catch our train and bailed.
We had to make a mad dash for Narita airport, but thankfully we were able to make it in time. On the way to the terminal, we took pics with some girls from a maid cafe and also sadly shimmied at each other a few times (shimmymasen).We tearfully said goodbye at Carolanne's terminal and she gave me the rest of her yen for ice cream. We were both a crying mess, but it was a great end to our trip.
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