A Tour of the Other side of the tracks

So this isn't like a cool posting about the "Wrong side of the tracks" or nothing. I just happened to goto the other side of the train tracks I hadn't been to yet. Eric came by and wanted to goto Uni-Qlo. He said it was down the road, yet it took us 40 min to get there. On the way he showed me many interesting shops. First was KFC, then Yoshinoya, which is similar to American fast-food but is Japanese. It looked really good, but everything does when you're starving. So we made it to Uni-Qlo and it was worth it It was just like the GAP or Old Navy and had great deals. Everything in Japan is for small men. Like the waist in the men's jeans starts at like 26! And everything is slim fit. You don't see any Big and Tall stores here that's for sure. Then we went to a 3-story arcade. t has games that won't be out in America for years! The guy said one game alone there, costs them 25,000$. I saw it and believe it. Has a 20 Ft long flat screen for a horseracing game. People also gamble tokens for prizes. Like poker, blackjack, etc but not for money or Pachinko balls. It was fun, I don't have any money so I obviously didn't play anything but I want to go back just to say I played a game. Then on the way home Eric wanted to stop buy a porn shop. (I swear it was his idea, but I didn't say no :) I didn't think they had those there as I know porn is illegal. Well they have everything except there's a blur mark on the goodies. Eric said people will buy it and a descramber illegally to remove the blur and there you go. Interesting though. Then we passed a "Love Hotel". These are funny as they DEF stand out yet cater to discreet couples looking for an hour of "alone" time. You rent buy the hour and drive in a covered entrance. From there you hand your money into a machine which tells you what rooms are available and for how long. Once you pay the key pops out. The rooms are different. Some with large showers, jungle themes, Betty Boop themed, mirrors everywhere, etc. However, I hear they are a good place to stay after 10pm when you can rent it for the night for cheaper than a business hotel. Good tip to remember in case you are traveling in Nippon!