With the presentation behind us, there is still lots of work to do. I went to our Tokyo office to meet with the local team. I was fortunate enough to get a personal tour of our Customer Experience space. It had everything from a robot greeter to AI that analyzed your gait to real-time facial recognition that followed you to determine your age, gender, and mood. The office is near a river in the northeast of Tokyo.
Once we were done, I went back to the hotel to change, leave my computer and head to a different neighborhood near the government center. From there, I got a different view of Tokyo on what was the most clear day of the week.
I had to hurry to catch the last show at the Samurai Museum. It was challenging since there is so much to see just walking down the street.
When they asked for audience volunteers, my hand went up (even without my family there to embarrass). I got to defeat two Samurai, surprising them during the instructions when they told me to yell as I attacked. I guess most tourists are too quiet but they never had someone from the Bronx participate. For a small place, I learned a lot and was there almost two hours.
My phone battery had just enough power to get me back to the metro so I circled the area to get a feeling for nightlife in that part of the city. In one word - crowded. It is amazing to watch the sea of people crossing in every direction, including diagonally, when the light turns green. 
I went back to the metro stop near the hotel and followed the same search pattern so I would not get lost (I was not confident that I could recognize the street names because the fonts on the signs were not similar to those on my map). I noticed some game rooms, learning that for some reason, they do not like pictures being taken.
In a narrow street, I found a ramen place and was able to order something for dinner. With a full stomach, I went back to the hotel to repack my things.
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