Japan 2.0: Undercover

Yodobashi Games Store

Picture: Yodobashi Camera, Shinjuku, Games Store. Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii.  Maybe something Xbox360. If you look hard enough.

 

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The normal PC “bits” store in in the lower level (B1) of the main store. Here is absolutely anything and everything you will ever need for PC stuff:

 

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Picture: Image, on tree in Shinjuku

Yodobashi Games Store

Picture: Quality merchandise from Japan

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Picture: I jump on a busy JR Yamanote from Shinjuku to Tokyo Station. Goal: Imperial Palace Gardens

Polite Japanese for "homeless refuge"

From note in the above picture: “Shelter for People Who Cannot Go Back Home” That is, homeless

Imperial Palace park

Picture: Guard House (old, not new) at Imperial Palace. Note: the guards are not ninjas

Imperial Palace Entrance with Nervous Guards

Picture: This was taken at the Eastern entrance to the Imperial Palace. I loitered around this area as there were many security guys with ear pieces looking nervous. More nervous with a sweaty anglo-saxon guy standing around watching (ie: me). They waved me on, just in case I was a white terrorist intent on doing something evil. I was just interested! Eventually, a car rushed past on this road and everyone returned to normal.