Day 4 (5/21) TOKYO

KIMONO SHOP: We started our day by riding the MRT to Nakkano to go to one of Charlie's friends' Kimono shop. I really didn't spend much time there because the store was super small adn I did not want to buy one anyways. So we shopped and found a great store that had all clothes for 525 yen, way cheap! They actually had some cute stuff so I ended up buying a pretty little dress.
EDO MUSEUM: Much better than the museum in Taiwan. It had real-life models and stages of traditional Japanese houses, towns, etc. It was more hands-on, so I think everyone enjoyed it much more. Everything was so interesting to look at that it actually made me want to learn about it further. They had a couple cool things that you could do like carry a wooden rod across the back of your neck that had two heavy water buckets on either side. It was intended to give you a test to see how it was to carry something like that.
OH SUMO!!!!: The sumo tournament was held at a really nice venue behind the Edo Museum. I thought it was so cool! These men are utterly HUGE; fatty but somehow muscular too. One thing that I didn't expect is the lengthyness of each adn every round. These guys go in and out of the ring a zillion times before actually fighting. Each time they perform a different ceremonial act. They clap their hands to let the gods know they are ready to fight, then they throw salt on the ring to purify and protect themselves from evil. It is really neat to see it in real life. When the guys get thrown out of the ring, sometimes they get thrown into the people in the front rows...SCARY! The entire lower level is flat seating for the audience to sit on the floor and watch.
DINNER IN SHINJUKU: Restaurant with private rooms. This was really interesting. No Shoes; feet under table in the ground. I got edamame and a margarita pizza that was made on a fajita; it was excellent; for once, some food that looked appetizing. Man, you never know what you are getting yourself into with food over here. Most of the time its a surprise!