Day 14 -Sumo town, Akihabara, Asakusa

Big ass shorts
I finally made it to Ryogoku where the sumo stables are located. But upon walking around Sumo town and finding not a single sumo wrestler in sight, I found out later that the they were all at a tournament in Nagoya. Dissapointed, I walked over to the Edo-Tokyo museum but decided not to go in as I felt like I should make the most of this sunny day and not spend time indoors.

I considered having Chanko-Nabe, a hearty one pot dish with noodles, vegetables with meat of seafood eaten by Sumo wrestlers but I was a bit worried that the portion would be exceptionally huge and would be unable to finish it.

I have heard of maid cafes but nun cafes?
I leave for Akihabara to do some shopping. I can't afford any kind of electronic gadgets(thats what this place is famous for) but instead got some retro ultramen monsters figurines.

Some other crazy shit that is available here in Akihabara
I walk around finding a place to eat and stumble across a signboard that had a few hearty looking stews on the menu.

mmmmmmmm......


I had about 2 hours before meeting my friend Akira so I squeezed in a quick visit to the nearby Sensoji Temple in Asakusa. I visited this place back in 2001 but it has gotten even more touristy since then, with a plethora of shops with covered walkways leading to the temple.

Worshippers that visit the temple let smoke from the insence pot linger onto their body-apparently its healing.

A fugu(pufferfish) shop - another thing that I didn't get to eat

Tabi-toe divider shoes

I finally saw the Phillip-Stark designed Asahi building when leaving Sensoji, had wanted to find it on my previous trip but didn't have enough time. I would have wanted to go to the bar and museum there but it was getting late and had to meet Akira.

Weird signs along the way

No standing?


Great view from the top of Tokyo Dome hotel.
At Idabashi Akira takes me to Tokyo Dome hotel for drinks and later dinner at a Yakitori styled place that had too many things on the menu.

I didn't eat that much after the late lunch at Akihabara but wask kinda peckish by the time I got back to Baraki Nakayama. I got me a super yummy sandwhich from the convienence store

and some fried chicken that the Engrish boy didn't agree with