After a morning tennis tournament I went into Ueno to meet Shige for what turned out to be a late lunch. Before he arrived I walked around Ameyoko cho and then I ventured into the park where they were having a flea market. this picture was taken at the pond there that is completely covered with loutus plants. It is very pretty, but there weren't so many blooms.
After eating a nice Chinese lunch, we walked through the motorcycle shop area, Shige is getting a motorcycle and wants to take a trip up north during this summer vacation. I hope I am up for it after I get back from Florida. From there we walked to Akihabara and there is a new phenomenon now these young girls mostly standing on the street singing with these little karaoke machines and groups on people, mostly "Otaku" men standing around listening, clapping, dancing, and the most disturbing taking pictures and video's. It was a little creepy. Especially when the typical "otaku" is usually very strange. People with obsessive hobbies, most commonly manga, anime or hentai. "Wikipedia" It is the anime bordering on hentai, or perverted, that is the scary part. Shige just said well they seem to have found a niche where they feel accepted and as long as they don't take it to any extremes isn't it ok. Anyway now I have a new place to take guests to see the sights of Tokyo.
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