Woke up the next morning in Tokyo to a whole day of unplanned events. There wasn’t anything in particular I really wanted to see or do, so I was content with walking around with my cousin.

Started off with Shibuya 109 since I’ve never been in and it was close by. I knew all the young Japanese fashion enthusiasts shop here, so I figured I might see something I like. And I did. A whole building filled with attractive Japanese girls. To my “disappointment” there wasn’t a single male clothing shop in there. Either that or my eyes were busy elsewhere.

After that only wet my appetite, we decided to look for food around the area. Came across this crazy graffiti design along the way. Click the image for a larger version taken with the Canon EOS 50D.

McDonald’s again? Nah…

Decided to try this ramen place that everyone was going into. Made our selections on the ticketing machine outside and came in and got seated.

My cousins meal.

My meal. Gotta have the egg.

Slowly made our way to Shibuya station after feeling 10lbs heavier. Japan still has the most complicated railway system I know since there’s many railway companies and lines. Good thing we were only heading to Harajuku just a short stop away.

Had Suntory beer for the first time while I was here. Relaxing time indeed.

Outside Harajuku station. Surprised I still remember my way around from my last time in Harajuku.

No cosplay in the area today, but this would be normally where they gather. Meiji Shrine entrance is also straight ahead.

Looks like the new season dropped today?

It started raining a bit, so we found a place to grab tea to drink. Never seen an umbrella key locking stand before. I’d think the key is more expensive than the umbrella in most cases.

Small tea joint great for friends to mingle.

I ordered the lemon milk tea.

Cousin got Japanese green tea.

Went back to the hotel to rest, get changed, and came back out ready to check out the night life.

But before we did that, had another bowl of ramen.

I did a thorough online search for good clubs in Japan and people mainly recommended spots in Shibuya. The one club that got good reviews was Club Atom. As you can tell I arrived a bit early, which is good because entrance fees are cheaper before midnight (2000 yen per person this night). Atom is composed of 3 levels of different music genres. This main entry level is all techno.

Top level shown here is hip-hop. The very bottom level is what I call “hardcore techno”. Maybe some people call it electro or trance? I can’t tell the difference but it’s more of a harder beat than techno. Either way I came for the hip-hop.

As I waited for people to make their way up to the hip-hop level, the trance level was getting crunked. I went downstairs to see what the fuss was about. Apparently DJ DNA is a crowd favorite. I was able to shoot a very short video before a worker told me cameras weren’t allowed in the club. This a strict policy for all Japan clubs?

The hip-hop level eventually started filling up and everyone had a good time on the dance floor. Left Atom around 4-5am and stumbled my way back to the hotel.