08 March 2005

Akihabara to Asakusa...

Leh and I zipped down to Akihabara to pick up a few things (a switching hub for under C$20 that is better than ones I used to sell here for C$1000!), and then on to Ueno and Asakusa to meet some Saltspringers who'd arrived in Tokyo after wandering the country after our tour in Yamanaka...
a Japanese zamboni
A Japanese Zamboni?

Later, my old friend Jones and I whipped across town to the Omote-Sando and Harajuku neighbourhoods for some late-night coffee (that kept me buzzing till 4am!) and a steel band...
a funky bike in Harajuku, Tokyo
It IS the fashion centre of Tokyo...
riding a fat scooter in Harajuku, Tokyo
Riding a fat scooter in front of LaForet.
cool little folding bikes in Harajuku, Tokyo
So many cool little folding bikes; some of them are designed to be parked on end inside a cramped little apartment.
Canadian folding bike on Takeshita-dori in Harajuku, Tokyo
A particularly fast-looking little Canadian-made bike on Takeshita-dori in Harajuku.
Honda HR-V in Omote-Sando
The Honda HR-V. Why don't they sell these in Canada?
Honda HR-V in Omote-Sando