The first day we were there, we decided to hit up one of Tokyo's most famous landmarks, Shibuya Crossing. Famous for apparently being the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world…to be fair, it was pretty busy.

We then went to meet up with a friend of mine who happened to be traveling the world and was in Tokyo at the same time. She told us about this horror themed restaurant that we had to check out for ourselves. As you arrive you are handcuffed and taken to your table, inside a prison cell and whilst eating your bizarrely themed food from the menu at random intervals the lights turn off and you are attacked by monsters, who are then shot and arrested by waitresses dressed in PVC police outfits.

See a little video here:

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There are loads of themed restaraunts and cafes in Japan, and theyre not always easy to find. Most of them are stacked on top of each other, on floors above street level. We went to check out the Cat Cafe where you can sit surrounded by cats as you drink tea and eat cake, but im allergic, so unfortuntely I didnt enter on fear of death. Theres Arabian Nights, Alice and Wonderland, Robot themed eateries!

We then went on to Akihabara, known as the electronics district of Tokyo. Being Japan, you expect a vision of the future but amongst the hundreds of brightly lit signs, all you’ll really find are tons of everyday electronics stores. Imagine a street filled with Currys Digital or Best Buy stores.

One thing that is very popular in Japan, and especially in Akihabara, are arcades. There is one game that has entire arcades dedicated to it, called Pachinko. The machine is filled with hundreds of ball bearings, making a huge wave of noise as they fall through the machine.

That evening we headed into the top floor of an arcade to check out something incredibly popular with young Japanese girls, photobooths, where you can edit your photos to smoothen your skin and widen your eyes, to give you this very anime look…

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