All Over (Tokyo Pt 3)

Our 3rd day was New Year's Eve. We rose early to go gawk at the famous Tsukiji Fish Market. Bleary-eyed, we get on the subway, and go to Tsukiji. We knew we were in the right area by the insane amount of people milling around [at 7 am on a Saturday] and by the strong fish stench. We walked past the booths, found the wave-repelling shrine, went over the bridge to find... the market was closed. Apparently, it was a "Regular Holiday." Disappointed, we go back to the hotel and sleep for a few more hours.

Then we went to Shibuya, got Jenny's glasses fixed [they replaced the bridge-pad things for only 300 yen!], and ate all-you-can-eat Shakey's Pizza. Ooooh, man, what I wouldn't give to have a Shakey's nearby. Plenty of familiar American toppings, plus plenty of [now-familiar] Japanese toppings like tuna, corn, and one-that-I-won't-eat fried oysters. We then found an amazing liquor store, picked up goods for the night and to take home [our beer selection in Jusco is extensive for Japanese lager, but not much else].

We then headed to Harajuku, on a search to find the kosu-play girls. You've all probably seen these chicks [and some dudes] in photo-essay books [Fruits] or magazines. They dress up to an amazing degree, many looking a lot like anime characters or dolls. Alas, we could not find any extreme cases to take pics of.