Isikhathi ngasinye sishaya iTokyo, nakanjani ngizama kuqala ukungena endaweni exotic kakhulu ebizwa ngeShibuya ye-Street Takeshit-Dori ehlekisayo kakhulu. Ukuthokozela akukhona ngomqondo omubi, kepha kuqhakazile, nentsha, ehlukahlukene, kugcwele ngemibala nemizwa engajwayelekile. Kulapha ama-subcultures angempela anokuhlushwa okuphezulu kwemitha yesikwele agxile. Akukho ndawo emhlabeni ngeke bakubone ukuceba okunjalo kwezitayela ezifashisayo, imicabango engabekezeleleki, imvunulo engajwayelekile kanye nokwenza izimonyo.
Indlela elula yokuthola lapha esiteshini sendandatho sasemadolobheni JR esiteshini Harajuku. Ukuphuma eguqukayo kusuka epulatifomu, udinga ukuhamba ngomgwaqo, futhi amamitha ayishumi nanhlanu kuya kwesobunxele kuzoba umnyango womgwaqo odumile. Ungathatha futhi amamitha ayikhulu ngakwesokudla esiteshini. Lapho, ebhulohweni phakathi kwesitimela, izinkampani ziya kulabo abalengiswa kule ndawo. Abaningi babo bavumela ngokuzithandela ukuba bathwebule isithombe noma basuswe ngokuphelele ekufumbeni nalabo abafuna ukuzibamba enkampanini engajwayelekile ngabavakashi.
Kepha emuva kuTakeshita Dori, umgwaqo wezitolo zentsha ngezingubo ezingajwayelekile nezesekeli. Uma ungazithandi izixuku futhi ufuna ukuthenga, kungcono ukuza ngezinsuku zeviki engxenyeni yokuqala, ngoba yonke indawo yonke into ibilisa ukusuka ekutholeni komile kujabulele umoya wale ndawo engajwayelekile. Ukuthenga okusebenzayo, ngincoma isitolo esinezitezi eziningi "yen eyi-100" (cishe $ 1), lapho yonke impahla cishe inentengo ebekiwe. Vele, awukwazi ukuthenga izinto ezinkulu lapho, kepha kukhona ukunambitheka okuthokozisayo ngesitayela saseMpumalanga, ubuciko obuvela ku-Onyx, izikhumbuzo zendawo ezingachotshozwa zijwayele. Kusuka ohlangothini lwesobunxele hhayi kude nomnyango omkhulu.
Ngifuna ukugcizelela ukuthi indawo iphephile ngokuphelele. Azikho izingxabano kanye nokweba ephaketheni. AmaJapan ngokwawo uqobo ahlala umthetho, kepha lapha nawo alandelwa abamele izinhlaka zokuphepha ezizimele eziqashwe ngabanini bezitolo.