Laundry and hanging out in Takadanobaba

Almost caught up with my laundry but not quite. In the evening I met up with Eri in Takadanobaba, her side of town, which is a college area of the town. When I got there we headed to the Big Box which is a big entertainment complex near the station that includes bowling, games, karaoke, pool, shopping, and more! We stopped at the Game Center, played Mario Kart and Taiko Drum Master. After we finished Taiko, there was some kid who brought his own sticks and was crazy good on the Oni or Devil level, which is the maximum difficulty. It's crazy cause there are some people that are so good at the different rhythm games to the point where it doesn't even seem like a human is playing.

After that we headed out to a Thai Restaurant near by called Kao Thai, which was pretty good. I got the Pad Thai which was wrapped in egg like a omelet but still very good. Eri got some kind of Pineapple rice that was served in a pineapple and was pretty good.

From dinner we went to Karaoke for a bit and then headed back to the Big Box to the Internet Cafe there. This one was bigger than the one we had gone to in Shinjuku and had more to offer. After getting a membership card, everything from choosing a room, ordering food, and paying when you leave is automated. Essentially after you have your membership there you can use all the facilities without any social interaction. Pretty interesting. This place had a wider variety of room styles than the place we went to before and also had Pool, Table tennis, darts, and karaoke available. There was a family room available so you could have a small party for up to 8 people. They had silent air cleaners above every booth and the whole place had a very cool style to it.