Day Twelve - My last shinkansen, Thunderstorm in Asakusa

I leave my Shizuoka ryokan (Kagetsu ryokan) also my last ryokan for the trip... and take my last shinkansen back to Tokyo. I find a nice youth hostel in Asakusa.

I dropped all my bags off and went on a search to find a luggage. I checked this market near my youth hostel that I found by exploring. It wasn't on any map I had (thanks a lot, Lonely Planet) and I also found a huge shrine behind the market as well. I bought a few nice little souveniers and continued my search. After searching Shinkuju, Shibuya, Harajuku, and Akihabara, I found a nice luggage that would do the job right at Ueno (a few blocks away from Asakusa) damn.


I showered at the hostel. It felt so good... wow... I think that was the best revitalization I had all trip. I think it was the exploring and shinkansen that made me feel really dirty.

Right when I was all set to go out to the bars in Shinjuku, I hear a thunderclap and BAM it was raining. Hard! The rain hitting the balcony outside was louder than my voice!

So I spent a very nice evening inside... but lets just say, what happens in Japan's hostels stay in Japan's hostels. 'nuff said.

Time Will Tell - Utada Hikaru

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• shinkansen
• Ueno
• manda
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• Japan
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[MickMoye]

I lived in Tokyo for 6.5 years (2000~2007)

About luggage (?) did you try 'Ameyoko cho' next to Ueno?

Thuderstorms - yes it's the summer typhoon season!

I detect a negative attitude in your demeanor - were you having a bad trip?

[japandamanda]

Haha I ran out of money twice, it was just a bit stressful. I am adaptable... and I've learned a lot so next time I go backpacking it'll run a lot smoother. I'm a backpacking virgin hahaha