OK, maybe I’m not invincible.  Kaoru woke up early this morning and did a load of washing, and then met Michael to buy their Shinkansen tickets for when they leave Tokyo.  She came back to the room, and I was still fast asleep.  She eventually asked if I was OK, and told me it was 8.45.  Not a big sleep in, but god knows I needed it!

I had a few work issues to deal with so took care of them.  Kaoru met Michael and Leila and took them to the Shinjuku government tower for a birds eye view of Tokyo.  I ended up back in the Luxe Lounge for some food and cold drinks (with my laptop).  Eventually I had things finished, and via Pindrop, the telephone and Skype, managed to find the guys in the shopping centre.

The rest of the morning was spend with the girls shopping and Michael and I twiddling our thumbs.  We then went to MOS burger for lunch – for those of you who have been there, you’ll know why we enjoyed that so much!

After lunch it was more shopping, and then off to Shibuya to see the busy intersection, and also the 109 building, for a quick tour.  We wanted to go to the Starbucks to watch the busy intersection, but couldn’t get a seat, so took photos and left.  We found a pub and had a beer.  Then it was off to Mio’s.

We caught a train and taxi to Mio’s house.  Kozue was already there with Yukari and Minami (because it was a public holiday), and once we had introduced Michael and Leila, it was straight to the food table.  Mio brought dish after dish to the table, and it was an extremely enjoyable evening.  Some time after 7.00, Kenichi arrived – he had been playing Tennis so couldn’t come earlier.  Mio’s bar was in full swing, and there was a point that Leila had a red wine, white wine, beer, saki and Mojito on the go at once!  So a very enjoyable evening.

We left about 10.00, after a great evening.  A taxi took us to the hotel, dropping Michael and Leila off on the way.  As early as it felt, it was good to finish early for a change!