Just another Friday night in Tokyo

Chinese Dance - Roppongi
Originally uploaded by UlloaSullivan

It had been a bit of a frustrating week and so I was looking forward to going out for a bit on Friday night in Roppongi.

Yuka and Hanako decided we would go along to arena at Roppongi Hills to check out some dance thing that was happening. It turned out to be pretty strange and funny, so much so that Hanako insisted it wasn't actually Japanese dancing - "... it must be Chinese or Korean or something" she said. Check out the short video clip of a big hairy monster with a tiny head doing it's thing. 

While we were there we also played a sideshow game where you were given a piece of paper with a hook on it that you were supposed to use to pick up some balloons that were floating in a paddling pool full of water. Of course, I failed but the guy took pity on my attempt and gave me the balloon anyway. Remember my post about how to be a winner? ;)

Anyway, from there we met up with some of Yuka's friends and went to get some dinner. It was the usual thing - the locals get to practice speaking English, ask me about the weather and if the food back home is 'very delicious?' and I get to make them laugh by pretending to speak Japanese and understand what they're saying about me.

It was just what I needed actually.