Shibuya

Since meeting back up with Jackie, Claire and Kim I have spent a good amount of time singing karaoke and staying up way too late. But these girls are a ton of fun.

Before meeting up with them I was on the hunt for a good karaoke bar. There are plenty, but I wanted the *Lost in Translation* experience, so I headed to Shibuya for some of the night lights and excitement. I found both.

On Friday, I met up with the girls. We arranged through Facebook to meet at the Hachiko Exit, a famous exit named after a dog. The dog apparently was owned by a Japanese man, and the dog would come to the train station everyday at 530 to meet his owner. When the man died the dog continued to return to the station every day at 530 for 10 more years, until the dog died. The loyalty of this dog, named Hachiko is the story behind the name of the exit and the statue of the dog. It is a frequented meeting spot in Shibuya.

So, we met at the Hachiko statue. Jack and the girls were coming in from Kyoto that night, and we were meeting up with her friend Kevin. Jackie sent me a photo of him, but I didnt look at it before I left that day and ended up asking any male who looked British, if he was waiting for Jackie. On the 2nd try, it was him. So we chatted until Jackie`s blonde headed popped from the sea of black hair.

We headed to dinner at an amazing local cuisine restaurant where, for 2000 yen (about $20) you can drink all you want. This was a recipe for disaster, but we still ended up having a ball. We headed to an Irish bar and left the karaoke for the next night.

I posted photos of Shibuya on Flickr. Have a look!