August 2nd

Today was started with us rushing out of our hotel room (since we woke up late), and then running to the convenience store for breakfast.

We then proceeded to go on a tour which involved the Tokyo tower, the Meiji Shrine, and the Imperial palace garden. While we were at the garden one of the delegates had slipped on some smooth, wet rocks and slipped into the lake.

After that we went to the Ginza shopping district and got ourselves a lunch.

After Ginza we took the train to Shibuya. We looked at the statue of Hachi the dog and crossed the popular Shibuya Crossing. In order to keep ourselves from getting lost, we grabbed each others bags and formed a strong line. We were stereotypical teenage tourists and stuck our cameras high in the air to get a video. At least three of us were doing it, so it looked funny.

After shopping at Shibuya, we hopped on the train again and made our way to Harajuku. The new generation fashion. It was there where we established that yes, you weren't the only one who had been feeling unsteady all day. We felt ourselves moving, some had described it like a wave, but it was very small. We still haven't figured out if it is a mini earthquake or the trains. A few delegates also had a small adventure. There are some vendors who target boys and ask them if they want to buy some shirts. It involves walking down a sketchy alleyway.

After that we found some dinner and went back to the hotel. Unfortunately, we were caught during the rush hour so we forced ourselves into the trains and were squished against each other like sardines. Some delegates decided to go to a building next to the hotel to get a view of Tokyo at night.