Tokyo: Another 48 Hours

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Back for a schizophrenically short trip, just Saturday afternoon through Monday evening, on assignment for The Faderto interview the fantastic folk/acoustic singer Mari Nakamura. Stayed with Sarah in her new, non-shoebox apartment in Gakugei-Daigaku, ran into some old friends, took some purikura, and, most importantly, visited the Nekobukuro at last. For those who are not aware, Nekobukuro is basically a cat brothel-- on the top floor of Tokyu Hands Ikebukuro, you can pay 600 yen to wander around a bizarre set of rooms and dioramas with dozens of cats splayed out (and most likely drugged) for you to pet and take pictures with. See pictures of the exploitative cuteness (and the rest of my two days) here