After being on the go for the last 14 days, it was hard to sit through lectures on day 15. Nevertheless, our return to Tokyo had us sitting through various lectures ranging from a visit to a Kindergarten to a seminar on Peace Education. I attended a lecture on fine arts education and the speaker's focus was on the history of toys in Japan as art forms. He showed a few ways to create some paper puzzles. Unfortunately, this was not what I expected for a fine arts education. Meanwhile, the Peace Education seemed to be the popular choice. They brought in some survivors from the Hiroshima bombing who told such compelling stories or so I've heard.
After our seminars, we had more time to explore. I went to the busy district of Shibuya. This business district lays claim to being one of the busiest and most densely packed areas. That means that there's so many people that it's kinda like being in a sardine can. Shibuya is a business district with a lot of neon lights and giant video screens. Right next to Japan's busiest train station, is a street crossing where everybody crosses in ALL directions, even diagonally, at the same time. It is sheer madness to watch hundreds of people just suddenly flood the streets and cross at the same time.
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