Melancholy

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About 10 p.m.
On the way back to home from university.
I got out of the train on the platform of Suido-bashi station (水道橋駅).
There were a lot of women and girls but few men there.
why?

I saw some of them hold a bag printed "Arashi" with alphabet.
Is Arashi a Japanese idol boys group who are managed by Johnny's?
Was their show held at Tokyo Dome tonight?
(According to Tokyo Dome's website* in fact it was held.)

I went there to eat Ramen at Yasubee (やすべえ).
I was afraid that this shop was so crowded by Arashi fans as by Baseball fans the other day.
Seemingly no Arashi fans were found.
Idol fans might not like Ramen but more Kawaii food (I do not know what is Kawaii food!)
However their tables were full, I had to wait until my table came open.


Super-large sized Tsuke-men

I sat at the table next to a couple.
Hearing their talking, I found that a female of this couple was a Arashi fan.
And her speech sounded like Burikko (ぶりっ子) or acting cute... Annoying (s**t!)
Tonight this shop was more noisy than usual.
I wanted to shout "shulup, you guys! Eat without words!"

After eating Ramen, I decided to go by walk from Suidobashi to Ohanomizu station (御茶ノ水駅), a next stop to Suidobashi.


Tokyo Dome City where Tokyo Dome is located (named "City" but in fact a small area)

In front of the east exit of Suidobashi station there were a lot of Arashi fans, and some of them were waiting in line for a taxi.
Along Ochanomizu-zaka slope (お茶の水坂) (a part of Sotobori-dori street (外堀通り)) I headed forward.
On my right side JR Chuo line ran along Kanda-gawa river (神田川).

I was walking with listening to a German thrash metal band DESTRUCTION.

It was cold night.
This street was dark because of few lamps and many woods and plants which grew in the bank of Kanda-gawa river.
In these woods and plants there seemed to be some stray cats and homeless.
(In fact I saw a stray cat as well as homeless people.)
Therefore there were few passengers.
A couple walked happily before me... S**t!
So I left them behind around Juntendo intersection (順天堂交差点).

I sometimes walk down this course when I would like to be in thought or feel melancholy because it is always silent and has few passengers.

I got to Ochanomizu but wanted to be in thought more.
So next I headed for Yushima station (湯島駅) which was a stop of Tokyo Metro Chiyada line.

I went down along this street for Akihabara (秋葉原) and turned left at Shohei-bashi intersection (昌平橋交差点) to Shohei-bashi-dori street (昌平橋通り).
This street was dark too because there were business buildings and apartment houses along it contrary to Chuo-dori street (中央通り) which ran on the west side of Shohei-bashi-dori street and through Akihabara electric town.

It was 11:30 p.m. when I took a train for Abiko (我孫子) from Yushima.


Red line: my course (click to see a large map)