Today is a sad day, I am actually crying on my hotel as today is my last day in Tokyo. I grabbed some sushi which hopefully cheered me up. I met up with my Swedish friends from Stockholm in Shinjuku for some MOS burgers before we prepared for another crazy night in Tokyo. 

Japan is a fantastic place to visit for anyone. I would highly recommend visiting when you are between 25 and 30 years old in order to enjoy the vibrant nightlife to its full potential. All I can say is; great sushi, friendly people, humongous cities, gorgeous girls, hilarious dudes, delicious cuisines, tons of variety, pretty much Tokyo has something for anyone.

I made a video of our last party night in Roppongi, including the following scenes:

• Leaving Gaspanic
• Drunken singing
• Transvestites in the streets
• Club 911
• Cab negotiations
• Gaspanic '99
• Creme Brulee
• Playing darts @ Club Muse
• Lost in Ebisu
• Club Air (how the hell did we get here...)
• Shinjuku afterparty?

Shinjuku is definitely my favorite place in the world besides Shibuya. Everything is so busy in this business district of Tokyo. One of the first things I realized was how delicious the food is here. Everything in the supermarket just tasted so much better compared to the food in Canada. My friend and I ended up having some fresh sushi for lunch before we parted our ways. During the evening I just lounged around the district making pictures and interacting with locals. I ran into an American on a street corner, he was in Tokyo for vacation as well. It is funny how easy it is to talk to foreigners in Japan, maybe because it is rare to see one so you automatically have a bond.

I paid a visit to the Tokyo metropolis government to take more mind-boggling pictures of the city. The first picture on this blog post is definitely the best shot I ever took.

Saturday night I met up with my American friends Amber and Heather for some good ol' Shibuya shopping. I didn't realize it was a special long weekend holiday thus everybody was shopping and the streets and stores were packed. We met up at 109 for girls shopping and ended up in 109-2 which is the all men department store across the street. They had a bunch of male models showcasing the autumn gear for 2009.

Around dinner time we went to the Lockup restaurant which is like an underground prison themed restaurant where they chain you up and bring you to your table. But due to the lineup we decided to eat at an Izakaya which was delicious.

After shopping we took the JR back to Shinjuku and walked towards the 9LoveJ parapara event close to my apartment in Kabukicho (red light district of Tokyo). I was surprised they were even playing DJ Yoji (my favorite DJ) songs prior to the Parapara dance off. The music selection is fantastic ranging from tech-house to hardtrance to super eurobeat to hyper techno.

In the video you can also notice some scenes from the B-1 Dynamite event which also takes place in Kabukicho.

I had a sweet apartment on the top floor of a regular sized apartment building complete with my own mailbox, laundry machine, microwave, toaster oven and chopsticks. It only took a few minutes to walk to the center of the Kabukicho district which is known in Japan as the 'red-light-district', comparable to the Dutch red-light-district. Supposedly the crime in this district is the highest in Japan and is a dangerous place to walk around at night. I booked my place through Sakura house who were of great help finding me an ideal location.

Since I still had to work for the company in Toronto I usually had to work from 10pm till 6am thus having lunch around 1am. It was funny walking around town and try a new place every day and test their food. I often got harassed by pimps and Yakuza (Japanese mafia) to come to their clubs. 

My favorite places were definitely FamilyMart, Donki Hote, Sushi Mamire, the old district pact with lots of pubs, Lawson, the ramen shops and an Indian Curry place. After a few visits I already became good friends with the owner of the Sushi place which was 24/7 sushi and high class. I must have eaten the weirdest sushi in the world there.

It was often funny and entertaining to see all those girls go to their work in the early evening at host bars and clubs where they would entertain attention hungry men. Most of them did not look pleased walking the streets.

Since Shinjuku is so jam packed it was impossible to see everything within 2 months. I could honestly live there for years and still not get bored. One night I even sneaked my way into the Park Hyatt to locate the bar and pool from the movie Lost in Translation which was quite awesome. Lots of rich folks go to the Park Hyatt. Also playing arcade games during my lunch breaks were the best way to spend my time. Definitely one of the most enjoyable times of my life.