わ たし は 魔女 Kristina です

Rachel was good enough to get us free tickets to Joypolis, a pretty cool Sega indoor amusement park in Odaiba, man made islands that have been turned into a strip of malls, arcades, futuristic onsen, amusement parks, and a huge ferris wheel.

We went the day after our last exam, which unfortunately, was in the middle of Golden Week, so it was packed, but we rode a sideways rollercoaster called Speed Boarder which was a lot of fun, kicked butt at air hockey per usual, played with fish, went into an attraction based on the movie Zathura, and watched this freakish 3D movie about a witch named Kristina. 魔女 (Majyo) Kristina took over this chapel and played with these demons before ultimately capturing the heart of the priest. She was hot. Can't wait for Halloween. I'll just mix anime babe with witch, and I can be 魔女 Kristina.

Oh, have to mention that while we were waiting to see 魔女 Kristina, we saw this restaurant that happened to have this huge inflatable cockroach-type thing next to the menu. The restaurant was all pretty and pink and kawaii and... *BAM* a cockroach! See for yourself.

Wish we could have done more, but the lines became too oppressive later in the day, and the push of the crowds and the roar of the megaphones got a little too much for me; we went to Decks, a mall next to Joypolis that's supposed to look like a beach boardwalk. My favorite part of Decks was a food amusement park called Daiba Hong Kong (Rachel and I went to one in Ikebukuro called Gyoza Stadium and Ice Cream City awhile back) that resembled the food markets of Hong Kong. As such, they had delicious buns filled with baked ham, which really hit the spot! Overall, a very fun and futuristic day!

[Photo of Joypolis by James Wong found here.]