The morning begins with my search for melon pan. Although there are many cravings of Japanese food out there, there is one delicacy that I have yet to see the states bring over along with sushi. That is the different types of bread desserts that Japan offers. Melon pan to me is the ultimate of ultimate bread deserts. I must have been to every conbini in the Hachiko square perimeter looking for melon pan.
Originally the plan was to get to Shinagawa eki before 9 to catch the Shinkansen to Fukuoka. Unfortunately I couldn't get my JR pass until 10 and had 2 hours to kill. Fortunately this was an opportunity to go to the clubs to search for promoters to hand off the Otaku Talk mixtape to.
Shibuya at 8:00 in the morning on a Sunday is almost lifeless which is strange because every other time of the week and day it makes time square look deserted. Trying to remember how to find the street where the clubs were forced me to do what I always love to do when I'm in a foreign country, get lost.
I recommend anyone going to foreign countries, and have enough wits to deal with the worse, to purposely get lost. You will learn so much about the region and yourself. What did I learn in this adventure? Well since you asked, I found out that there was a Disney store! Say waaaaaaaat? Not just any Disney store but one with an architecture of the palace.
Anyways on making circles and finally feeling more familiar with the area I run into that "McDonalds". Which I will write a separate blog about because the story is too good to pass up.I found the street with all the clubs but still can't find that dam melon pan. Dam Rocky for getting me hooked. So when i hit the clubs what do I get? of course. no one is there and they are all closed cause it's 9 in the morning on a Nichiyoubi. My luck has it though that right before I give up on finding someone. At club asia I see a guy grabbing mail out the box and entering a door I hadn't noticed. I hesitated at first but I decided to go in and find out that on the 4th floor was the directors office of the clubs in the area. I come to find the guy with the mail and he is an employee of club Asia. Told me to comeback at 3 for the hotshots to get the mixtape themselves. I had plans to go to Fukuoka so I chanced it with him doing the pass off and plan on revisiting at 3 on the dot when I return to Tokyo.
PS. I still couldn't find that dam melon pan. The search continues...
PSS. It seemed most of Tokyo is intact from the earthquake and things are up and running as normal. There are many relief efforts coming from all over Japan, Help from the US, Russia and China. At least that's what I thought on March 13
Keep it 元気
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