Today we went to see Kabuki Theatre which Ive always wanted to see. We took a friend from the hostel, another Canadian named Gabriel. Found the Kabuki-Za Theatre in Ginza relatively easily after navigating through the massive Ginza subway station, shops everywhere. Unfortunately when we got there there was a long queue and the morning performance sold out so we waited an hour and watched the afternoon performance instead. We got cheap seats, about a fiver so they were at the back and we could see fine. Got the audio guide and it was excellent :) So it turned out that this Kabuki performance was modern in style so was more a play than a dance, it wasnt the traditional style I was expecting to see. But we were lucky because the theme was something we can all relate to. Something along the lines of all men are useless and a total pain in the ass. So I enjoyed the show ;)

Then we went to the Sony Building which was 6 floors of the latest Sony cameras, laptops, camcorders, phones, mp3 etc. And a very stupid new thing called the rolly which basically comes to life rolls around and dances to ricky martin. Hilarious but totally pointless. I bet they sell millions. There was also something very scary called the Sony Life Coach Program. Which looks at what people do, where they live, etc and make suggestions on how to make their lives better. For example, I am Bridget I am a 35 year old single piano player in France. The Sony Life Coach Program says - hey you should move to Boston and buy a brand new sedan, then you'll do much better. How terrifying is that - as if you need an electronics corporation to actually tell you where to live and what car to drive. Soon itll all be programmed in.. Scary.

Then we went for a walk around Ginza which is an exclusive, fashionable area with the highest concentration of designer stores, art galleries, theatres, cinemas and branches of department stores in the city. The department stores are mental. We went to Matsuya and spent about an hour or more just looking round the food hall. Youll see in my photos everything they selll is gorgeously presented and if you buy something its beautifully and daintily wrapped. We bought some breadcrumbed fish ball thingies for dinner as they had tasters and they were absolutely delicious. Also in Ginza we went into Tiffany's, the Sheisido art gallery, a very whacky toy shop and some VERY expensive watch store, just because the lifts to get there were funky. Saw the Ginza Yon Chome crossing at the heart of Ginza which is the bit with all the neon and tonnes of people crossing the road that always is in films and documentaries. Loved it around there. I love all the lights, the tall buildings, the crowds. Very cool indeed.