Monday, May 15, 2006
Techno Heaven
OK boys and girls (alright, maybe mainly the boys), this is what you want to see in Tokyo. Akihabara, the electrical retailing area. If you’re looking for toys this is the place to come, imagine an area the size of a large town centre in the UK that has nothing but stores selling PC’s, HiFi, games, DVD’s, and also washing machines and other white goods if you like (the fridge freezers were particularly exciting). The largest place we went in was probably about the size of your average out of town Currys or PC World..... but there were 6 floors.I could have spent all week here (and I did try), but Nikky was somewhat less keen especially given the fact that the Japanese don’t seem to go in for any kind of benches or seats in public areas where she could sit and wait for me!
One oddity we did discover, well more of a question really..... The Japanese are very fashion conscious (they spend huge amounts on designer clothes and handbags etc.) and they also have one of the most advanced mobile phone networks in the world (in terms of what you can do on and with the phones). So why is it that they have, without a doubt, absolutely the ugliest collection of mobile phones ever assembled? Discuss!
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