Another Rainy Day in Tokyo

So looks like the weather forecast is right. It's already 3 days into our stay in Japan and the weather hasn't been very kind to us.

There are still fun activities you can distract you from the rather depressing weather.
Shibuya certainly has heaps of department stores, electrical shops and huge convenience stores (Jap version of triple seven or coles express) and more, and more. (They even sell porn magazines.)
Just take a look at the photos of one of the conbini (completely different scale from triple seven you are used to).

They even have window seats where you can sit down with your tablets and a cup of coffee and use free-wifi service that all convenience stores supply in Japan these days.
I was in Sangenjaya yesterday evening (one of the downtowns in Tokyo) which I heard is a nice area to check out, but the daylight was fading and the wet weather let us down. Main problem was I could hardly use Internet anywhere. First, my mobile was  on global roaming setting, so it would cost a lot if I use data or make calls carelessly. Most free-wifi don't allow you to access websites that share ads and personal infomation of any sort. In the end I gave up going to the "fasionable" side of Sangenjaya and headed back to Shibuya.
It would've been a lot easier if I had planned it ahead of our trip,,,but I thought I could get by by asking locals for direction.

Outside the station.

Unfortunately those people you find in Tokyo are not necessarily locals, indeed, majority are commuting from other neighbouring surburbs and cities such as Yokohama.
So my advice is. Don't try to save budget when it comes to Internet and phone services. Bite a bullet and get a prepaid or travel sim. You definitely need it.