The subway setup can be hard to work if you don't speak Japanese. Use the automated system to buy the cheapest fair, and it will automatically tell you how much you owe at the other end (rather than guessing your fare!)

Okay! Tokyo is awesome .. nuff said so to make the experience more awesome be sure to have some kind of plan of action when you get there - book a tour or something in advance if you're in a hotel so you won't waste a trip. Go see the Castle, go visit Tokyo tower, fend off some ninjas at a local ramen bar and hook up with school girls and get a giggle or two at the local mall - if you see a girl and she looks like she just stepped off the mothership .. she's probably a hooker (don't do it) Something you'll really need to know is bring exact change and lots of it - if you go to a bar and the bar tender offers you something just say "no" unless there is something of interest then you ask for that. This sounds kinda dumb but if you speak english and want something simple ask for it like you have a mouth full of water - you'll be surprised how far along you get* (safety not guaranteed) Bring a towel - sounds like a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy tip but you'll need hand towels and napkins when you're out and about because public restrooms may not have TP for you to use. Also to give you an idea of how many people are there - imagine taking all of everybody in the United States and moving them to a place roughly the size of California. Don't touch the hand rails - old people like to dig in their nose and pick their ass in public and they have to wipe it off somewhere. Its easy to get around if you know where you're going .. you just have to match the letters (mostly kanji) with the map and the local train depot. Also a police station is located next to every train depot. Take your time .. enjoy your time. If you like the nightlife and like to boogie there is alwasys omething happening somewhere - just don't get caught up in bullshit. If you're a foreigner (especially and American) you are automatically guilty .. so RUN! (j/k) Best Mexican Food Outside of Mexico and San Antonio, Texas can be found in Sagami Hara Japan - EVER! The average meal is about $40 bucks .. if you want to eat good - or you can go to the noodle hut or alley bar for some eats

從富士山坐一個半小時火車到八王子站...然後再轉中央線特快...

中央線用的是JR最新型的電力列車...坐上去感覺就不一樣...
八王子站的天狗像...應該有個什麼傳說在附近吧...
中間轉好幾次車...終於來到日本第三大城市橫濱...
印象中橫濱是日本第一批被逼港口開放的城市...明年就是150週年開港...

日本人不以為恥辱...好像還要慶祝一下...或許就是這種態度...才讓她從戰後急速恢復過來吧... 橫濱地標...橫濱地標大廈...

這是什麼名字... 日本其實滿多美女的...不過街上的美女又喜歡蹲在地上...若是在HK一定會被人誤認為是國內來的自由行...

走在街上撞到這個...著實嚇斑竹一跳...
在地標大廈的下面停泊著一艘古船日本丸...

橫濱的東西命名都很牛啊... 在日本丸旁邊竟讓斑竹找到這個...


橫濱地標二...摩天輪...

日本人都很喜歡玩這個啊...東京神戶橫濱都有... 在日本丸旁邊睡個午覺...

然後繼續往橫濱地標之一..."紅磚倉庫"走走...
路上會經過一條小橋...這條路被命名為火車道...因為以前是讓火車走的...

晚上這裡的夜景非常好...這是後話... 橫濱的另一特色...環保自行車的士...
去到紅磚倉庫的時候天氣開始放晴...

藍天綠地紅倉庫...三樣東西夾在一起感覺非常配...
紅倉庫以前是用作儲存軍火的...二戰過後改成民用商場...

從小小的鐵門進去...

裡面的東西非常有特色...但也非常貴... 走到這裡實在是太熱...忍不住內心的欲望買了一個350yen的雪糕...
圖上畫的雪糕很巨大...而且這個雪糕也蠻貴...折港幣要20多元...
所以斑竹犯了一個低級錯誤...以為能吃上個特大號雪糕!!!

這個size...中地雷!!! 太貴太小...舍不得吃...多照兩張相...雪糕就快全化了...
不過味道很不錯...

走過紅倉庫...

在橫濱的海邊照照相...

天和海都是那麼的藍...這是維港永遠比不上的...
在海邊展出的日本第一郵輪...冰川丸!!!
橫濱除了海港...另一樣出名的東西就是橫濱中華街...號稱世界最大!!!
中華街四門...
朝陽門...

朱雀門...

延平門...

玄武門...

分別油成青...赤...白...黑四色...說白了就是青龍朱雀白虎玄武...
青色的朝陽門...青牌坊在中國真是很少見... Chinatown中必有的關帝廟和天後廟...建築風格都是半中半日的...

還有很多門...什麼天長地久門...


善鄰門...
其實中華街不算太大...不過全走完就累得斑竹這老骨頭夠嗆...
在回hotel的路上在一間叫松屋的快餐店要了個蕃茄漢堡飯...當作慰勞一下自己...

又花錢了...罪過罪過...
走回橫濱海旁火車道小橋，橋邊播著優雅的古典音樂，岸邊的摩天輪亮著五彩燈。
這樣美景不得不給個大拇指！
整個橫濱在這音樂變得很優雅，就是這感覺。
好像微睡的淑女般。
從橫濱搭新幹線離開。

回東京的路上下決定... 既然在酒店睡是肯定看不上築地拍賣，那乾脆就在築地的街邊睡一晚吧。 這樣做應該不危險，我想。但一定不安全，我相信。 不過斑竹已經二十二歲，應該問題不大，如果一有流浪漢靠過來，馬上一言不發跑吧。 回到酒店整理一下裝備，大約十一點坐山手線去到銀座附近。 在街邊的面檔吃一碗鴨肉烏東。想到最近日本發生的殺人事件，有些害怕，每一口烏冬也吃得特別細心。
事後回憶，這碗烏東也是我在日本吃得最香的一餐。 吃完上路。