While Jody was both working and sightseeing, I was busy journeying back to my Mecca, the 9-story Tower Records store in Shinbuyu, the largest of Japan's 80+ Tower Record stores.
Where else but in Tokyo would you see an exhibit like this dedicated to Godzilla, the Monster King of Japan.
I spent two hours pursuing the various floors. Each floor dedicated to a different music genre: Classical, Rock, Soul, various Japanese musical genres, such as Manga, etc. It brought back fond memories of my favorite Tower Records on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC. However, I believe that this one even made that store pale in comparison in sheer size. The Japanese are still in love with CDs, as am I. I regret the pending disappearence of CDs in the States in exchange for sonically inferior mp3 downloads. None of that crap for me - uncompressed music is my main source of musical entertainment. While browsing, I discovered new, elaborate CD releases of one of my favorite groups, Procol Harum, that I missed when these editions were released in 2015. I believe I will need to return here once again. Just too much.
Exhausted, I later stopped for a latte and mixed nuts at the store's 2nd floor cafe. While there, I was entertained by a major commotion. While sipping my latte, I suddenly heard many teenage girls squealing behind me. In front of them and entering the cafe were two young men, the obvious source of the girls' excitement. One of them took one look at me and immediately reached out to shake my hand. I imagine this was either in deference to my age or the obvious fact that I was not Japanese. They then went to a elevated section of the cafe where they got a bite to eat, all the time interacting with tons of infatuated girls both sitting around the cafe and ringing the perimeter. It was quite fun. The group's name was Yuzumor. As I left, I discovered more girls outside and watched as the singers' limo drove them away as they waved from the window reminding me of A Hard Day's Night.