SIGHTSEEING SHINJUKU, HARAJUKU AND SHIBUYA - TOKYO JAPAN

Today will be the most tiring day for me in Japan. Schedule today are around happening places in Tokyo using subway. Leaving my hotel at 10:00 a.m., I deliberately to avoid rush hour (rushawa - japanese spelling) of the office workers. Because my hotel located in the Ueno area, then i start my trip from Ueno Station.

Once inside the station, I was looking for a sign for the Tokyo Metro (blue signpost display the letter M in white such as white butterfly figure) and buy a ticket at the ticket machine by entering the number of yen coins in accordance with the stated price in the station where we are headed (information on large map next to the ticket machine). After the ticket has already exited (ticket is small rectangular shape), I am looking for a platform for the purpose of the Metro Line to Shinjuku (changed the line many times). Excited about the ticket when entering it to a small hole into the door gate, tickets were 'sucked' into the gate machine and a second later they will turn up at the end of the machine.

Tokyo Metro Ticket

Up in Shinjuku, I headed for Sukiya a budget restaurant, eat a beef bowl for 250 yen with a free drink, cold ocha anyway. Once satisfied to fill my stomach, I popped into some clothing stores like Forever 21, H&M, Uniqlo and GU. I 'd prefer with GU a local Japanese brand because it matches my taste and cheaper.

Sukiya a budget restaurant

My beef bowl & salad

After shopping some clothings, I headed to the TMG observatory deck on the 48th floor view a bunch of buildings on Shinjuku area. And when I was out of the TMG, a few steps from there... BE AWARE !!!....if you look fat cats who sit on the wagon .... just get away from it !!!.. don't even try photograph those cute animal because the japanese old man as the owner of those cats will be upset and he make a super loud sounds like thunder to stop me photoing his cats.... I got a big Whooaaaa..... my hair stand up such as a cactus !!!....

View Shinjuku buildings from TMG

From Shinjuku, I took the subway to Harajuku. Once outside the station, stay a little cross, I see the gate of famous alley Takeshita Dori in arc shaped. Unfortunately the day was a bit dark and I had sore feet for mercy due to traveling in Shinjuku, so I was not maximum exploring Harajuku...but this place is really cool. Then my stomach begin cry for food, so I go to Mc Donald (makudonarudo - japanese spelling) and buy a beef burger and an orange juice. Small size burger just has to make me full, feeling better tastes than the beloved burger in Indonesia.

I only explored half the alley of Takeshita dori, those are very cute & unique item in every store and japanese girl in lolita & gyaru dress are very Kawaiii !!!... but it could not arbitrary me to take a picture on them. I had bought the thigh socks black only for 300 yen in sock store and was seeing into Daiso shop, the Momo shop, the Crepes cake shop and I did't know that I missed the new store of AKB 48 Harajuku eventhough it places right beside of Mc.Donald store Arghhh!.... and sadly a have to drag my body away from Harajuku because there is still one more place that I have to visit... Shibuya!.

Takeshita Dori gate

Once again riding the subway headed to Shibuya. In Shibuya Station was crowded and sound noise like Akihabara. Of course, where else would it be to areas that story of Hachiko, a famous dog statue was placed. Alternately photographed beside Hachiko but sadly all Sakura flowers had fallen from the tree. Then I walk a few steps, I tried to cross the famous busy Shibuya crossing intersection. Like people do, then I come cross the intersection from different directions around it and its feel crowded, overwhealming, fun, breezy, and always had to walk in hurry like japanese style.

Shibuya crossing at night

After full hang out in Shibuya, I took the subway back to the Metro Tokyo Ueno that far North but this time I selected only Ginza Line ( in orange line) directly to Ueno, so sleepy .... 25 minutes on the train, and it was ended my foot's job drove me around the city of Tokyo .

BUKU KUMPULAN SADJAK : SERAUT WAJAHKU

Setelah "berjibaku" dengan bertumpuk buku buku jadul di gudang, akhirnya saya menemukan lagi buku puisi jadul milik ibu saya yang berjudul Seraut Wajahku karangan N. Susy Aminah Aziz. Buku itu sempat menghipnotisku dengan gambar ilustrasinya yang indah memukau menurutku.

Buku itu terbit tahun 1961, diterbitkan oleh Penerbit Kemuning Djakarta berupa kumpulan sadjak yang saat itu harga bukunya Rp 22,50. Saya lihat tentang ilustratornya tertulis Rentjana kulit dan hiasan halaman oleh : Baharudin...nah ini biang keroknya si ilustrator berbakat itu.

Buku sadjak Seraut Wajahku 1961

Contoh sadjak

Ilustrasi dari sadjak Di Prisen Park

Yang saya suka dari kumpulan sadjak ini adalah kesederhanaan kalimatnya tapi sangat terasa "rasa kata"-nya.

Dua buah contoh sadjak dari N Susy Aminah Aziz :

DI PRISEN PARK

dengan si amoi kubertemu

tempat mereka berlagu

dan bertjumbu raju

disini kuberdjalan tergojah langkah

dari restoran ketoko toko tjina

entah,

apa yang mau kutjari disana?

dari prisen park achirnya kuberlalu

dalam kalbu ilham menderu

dengan si amoi jang djadi ratu

SEBUAH TJORETAN

malam sunji

kenanganku datang pada jang pergi

kamar sedjengkal tanja beraneka

buku buku sekali ini enggan kudjamah

hatiku singgah digelap tjuatja

disinar bulan jang tak bertjahaja

ah, sunjinya malam

terasa menjiksa diri

Seluruh sadjak itu berjumlah 30 buah, seluruhnya terasa sangat otentik dan tidak pernah bosan membacanya. Dari kesusastraan Indonesia....inilah kumpulan sadjak yang paling keren menurutku, terima kasih N Susy Aminah Aziz.