Most Tokyoites (or most Japanese, for that matter) work for the weekend. Ah, yes ... that one day, SUNDAY, where everyone piles into their cars for a drive to the supermall. That`s where I ended up on Sunday, wandering aimlessly around a supermall in Funabashi called LALAPORT or RARAPORT (depending on which sign you read). Here is a small list of some of the things I saw:
1. A massive line for Krispy Kreme doughnuts (very popular here all of a sudden). When I write massive, I mean about 200 people ... no joke.
2. A really cheesy boy band that performed on the mall stage to a packed crowd (well, everywhere was crowded, but ...). The funniest part was when one of the guys started rocking out, then realized he had forgotton to put the capo on so it was completely off-key! The crowd was very forgiving, actually. I think it was because they probably were just happy to find somewhere to sit down.
3. A restaurant that was dedicated to all the different types of bread dishes found around the world, but served them Japanese-style (aka COMPLETELY WRONG, like with rice and filled with red kidney bean paste or corn/mayonnaise).
4. More `Hello Kitty` dressed children than you could shake a stick at.
5. An entire section of a department store featuring `Billy`s Bootcamp` exercise videos. Apparently, this guy has a serious following in Japan! That reminded me of the petite, middle-aged Japanese housewives I see at my gym. I belong to the YWCA in Ochanomizu, and that place fills up with aerobics-crazed ladies in the evenings. They just love bouncing around to bad euro-techno!
6. Oh, and I saw the new Indiana Jones movie, too. Not bad, but not that great either. But it was refreshing to hear only English for two solid hours.
It was a good day.
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