Yesterday I decided to take a stroll to Ueno Park, a large historical park with several shrines, memorials, and a zoo. Unfortunately, the giant panda was not there today. I still had a blast despite my panda-lessness, and finished the evening with a concert.
The venue was one of Tokyo's most historic, The Loft. Many important bands have come through the venue on their way to stardom. For me, the night ended up being a bit of a let down. I got there so late that I only saw the headliner. They were a four piece funk rock group with decent ability, but I wasn't very awed by their music. The bassist had some chops, and that was cool to watch, but the rest of the band didn't quite bring the same intensity. At least the crowd really got into the last couple of songs they played, and that made a noticeable improvement in the bands energy.
Even though the show could have gone better, it's all good. The reason I was late to the show was because I was getting tickets for...BORIS! I didn't even know they were playing Tokyo until yesterday, and now I am going to see them on Friday. I am very excited.
Pictures of the park are on facebook
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I went to Ueno park, and the best part was purple-potato soft serve. Your new mission is to find some and eat it. Forget about that whole researching music thing. I MISS WEIRD JAPANESE ICE CREAM! It's just called 紫芋ソフト（むらさきいも）. Do it.
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