Tokyo, August 22-24, "Lost in translation"

My new Japanese friend wakes up 4 am (!!!!!) to be on time to work
And we ride around the Mt Fuji before splitting up.

I spend the entire day reaching the freight company I found ,and prepare the bike for shipment , building the box , removing petrol, battery, ...before going by train to center Tokyo and its wilderness of weird things for a westerner like :

-No smoking allowed, even in the street, just in special "shops"
-Maids bars and restaurants where waitress manga's maid style serve and sing(??)calling you master
-The electric district to buy electric gizmos in a big mess of miniature shops and huge gadgets megastores
-Multiple shop Selling cards of young singers pictures most looking 12 years old; it
seems that Japanese have serious problem with young girls..
-People waring masks in the streets like in hospitals
-Teens wearing ultra provocative and kimonos in same streets
- "cosplay" teens girls meeting up in a place hundred with the same costume - pink doll like manga,
-Giant karaoke buildings like a national sport,
-Motorbike pay parking (doesn't work as no one use it , parking in the street!)
-Interesting interpretation of Italian or western food with quite a big Asian "touch" in it
-Plastic sample of the menus meals on display, in front of many restaurant
-Homeless


Interesting experience, but definitely i feel more comfortable in mongolia or eventually in siberia in open spaces, 2 days a enough for me here , too many people.

The trip is over ,and I go to catch up my Airfrance flight now.