I really can't afford to get sick, so the hand sanitizer came out. It was hard to go back to sleep, so I stared out the window for the rest of the bus ride. There are so many parts of Japan that we didn't get to explore, and it kind of makes me sad. I don't know when I'll be back, but I will be back!
We got to Shinjuku Station at around 6 PM, and one of the last things I saw from the bus was a kid beating on his older sister. Must be Chinese tourists.
It was nice feeling the warmth once we got off of the bus. My clothes were still a little damp from Fuji, but within 10 minutes of getting off and walking around, they were dry. I am not a cold weather person. Ghyrn, on the other hand, grew up in Seattle and I think he's been having a little more trouble with the heat :/
After going to the info desk at Shinjuku station, we found a nearby internet cafe at a mall, and checked to see if Party Tadashi had responded about us staying with him. Nope.
Tadashi is a host on an airBnB website for Asia. One of our friends recommended it to us, and we sprang on the listing Tadashi posted because he described himself as "an expert dancer who can show you all the best party places in Tokyo." It sounded like a nice way to cap off our time in Japan.
Unfortunately, Party Tadashi dropped the ball, so we had to scramble to find a new place to sleep that night. We knew that at the worst we'd be sleeping in a 24 hour internet cafe or in a train station, but after climbing Fuji we wanted something a little bit more comfortable.
Going to Expedia, we found a nearby capsule hotel that was also close to the Tsukiji we were thinking about visiting in the morning. Nice!
It was a short ride on the #13 to Iidabashi, where we transferred on the Tozei line to Kibe. A five minute walk later and we were at the hotel.
Random picture:
You can buy anything in Japanese vending machines.
The layout of this capsule hotel was pretty interesting. There was a lounge and locker room on the first floor, the capsules were on the 4th through 6th floors, and there was a sauna/shower/bathroom on the 3rd floor. After a quick tour and dropping off our things, we walked back out to get some cash (I was pretty broke and needed moolah for the ride to the airport in the morning) and food (we were also pretty hungry).
Exhausted from the day, the easiest option was to get some cash, mochi, and more of that fluffy Japanese bread at a local 7-11 market. The 7-11's are a lot crazier here. They're everywhere, they don't sell slurpees, and you can buy more grocery type things.
We went back to the hotel to eat our food and brushed our teeth. These capsules are pretty cozy and big enough to make you not feel claustrophobic! There's a TV, lights, and an AC inside. At $30 a night per person, I would definitely do this again.
It's around 11 at night right now, and I can't wait to wake up and head to the fish market for some sashimi before our flight to Seoul!
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