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There are basically two types of subway lines in Tokyo: JR, and Metro. Metro = underground, JR = aboveground. Today Moe and I hopped onto the JR line and rode it around and around and around for a few hours hopping off and taking pictures at different stations. You can ride for as long as you want in Tokyo and you only have to pay the amount for the distance to wherever you exit. So you can go all the way across town, come back, and as long as you get off an the station right next to where you start you only have to pay about 150 yen ($1.50).

The JR line is pretty exciting to ride and is really fun standing in the front car and getting a nice view out the front while you soar through Tokyo. After getting off and onto many a train I remembered the Shinkansen (the super fast, super sweet looking trains that Japan is pretty well known for). Naturally we made haste and went to the enormous Tokyo station where we found many a beautiful train waiting for us. It was reallllly cool getting to watch them go by and seeing all the different types, but I had a really difficult time taking decent pictures of them because of how white they are and the lighting conditions. I’ll go back again someday when I know more about photography and hopefully get some better pictures.

Here’s me sneaking onto the Shinkansen.

Okaaay, sorry folks, it’s not my finest acting job.

You may have also noticed that I’m wearing the same shirt as in the pictures when we went to Odaiba. I did laundry by myself, I swear!

Even though we spent all day taking pictures of trains I think I’m going to submit this one I took of Shiori in Shinjuku the other day to dpchallenge.

After all this train nonsense Moe and I went to Shibuya where we ate, drank a bit, and she gave me another Japanese lesson. Thennn we met up with some folks and ate more, drank more, and had a fantastic time.

I love Japanese food now. Before I came here I’d only eaten a little bit, mostly sushi, but pretty much everything I’ve eaten here I’ve really enjoyed. Someday I’ll figure out what all this stuff is and be able to describe it or maybe even make it. I can also honestly say that I really, really enjoy eating the cafeteria food here at school. It’s not as good as the restaurants but it’s cheap, it’s Japanese, and it’s fantastic.