Two Canadians on the loose

Saturday, after practice, I took the train to Shinjuku to meet my dad and brother. My dad went to have supper with his friends from ICU (International Christian University), some of whom he hasn't seen in about 30 years.

In the meanwhile, my brother and I had about 3 hours to ourselves in Shinjuku. First, we went to Kinokuniya, my favorite bookstore.

Walking in Shinjuku

Then, we did some purikura, which was a lot of fun.

Outside the purikura booth

Then, we went to eat supper, a very traditional Japanese meal... just kidding. We had some delicious pasta.

Finally, we returned to the station to meet my dad, who brought us to the restaurant to introduce us to his friends.

After saying goodbye to everybody, along with the Iwasa's (my dad's good friends and my new "family"), we took the train back to their house to stay for the night. Everyone was pretty exhausted, especially my father.

Purikura

I don't know why I didn't write about this before. I've gone twice already with my friends to purikura. Purikura is an abbreviation of purinto kurabu, which comes from the English word "Print Club". Purikura are photo booths that can be found in shopping districts like Shinjuku. In these little booths, you can take pictures with your friends. Then you get to edit your pictures: you can add stickers, signatures, hearts, etc. The cool thing with purikura is that it accentuates the eyes. In the final product, everyone's eyes end up looking anime-like, big and glossy.

Many purikura booths lined side by side

Decoration time!

A picture of my roommate and me (unfortunately, I wasn't looking at the camera)