Also thought I'd check out a cosplay maid cafe. I found a few but they were closed so I got on the train and went to Shimakitazawa. My feet were hurting again and so I knew I wouldn't be going anywhere much tomorrow, otherwise I wouldn't be able to travel on Wednesday.

After Alan finished he searched and found me in a place called Kamera Bar & Cafe. Just opened 3 weeks ago and is already pretty successful on weekends. I loved the place and highly recommend it. Had two imported Thai beers and a Thai curry while listening to a blues singer DVD. A mellowing out area, not far from Starbucks.

Those of you who know me in Sydney would be surprised to see me in a T-shirt in Japan. Even more surprised to see that I'm not wearing a jacket or jumper. It is summer at the moment and warm and humid. But the shopping centers and other places have the temperature set perfectly. So no need to carry around jumpers for several hours in a cold cafe. And on the odd days that it rained a bit, I soon dried off in a nearby shop.

I've been here two weeks and I've been very healthy. No colds, no headaches. I'm pretty sure it is due to the healthy food I've been eating. Any problems I've had have been self inflicted, like wearing bad shoes, and while the heat has been strong, the sun hasn't been as harsh as in Sydney. So, no need for sun cream.

One reaction I did get, though, was the industrial strength soap available in most bathrooms and hostels. Within about 3 uses the skin of my hands started peeling off. I recognised the cause straight away and started using my own soap. If you have sensitive hands like mine, take hand soap and hand cream with you and use that instead of the public soap. Japanese are very clean people and this can mean that cleaning agents are a lot stronger than most people are used to. Be careful of the sort of soap you buy too, due to this reason.

After meeting with Alan I took the line back to Shibuya then the Hanzomon Line to Nagatacho then the Yurakucho Line to Iidabashi. I collected my key from reception again and went straight to bed. A boring night!

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