I hate this leaving crap!
It's always the case when you have a limited amount of time somewhere. You try to visit different places while hitting all the familiar spots. Well, I definitely visited someplace different this trip. I visited the Yasukuni Shrine. I ran into a protest. I saw more cops in one place than in all my previous visits.
This is the shrine: 
This is a protester: 
And these are a bunch of Tokyo Metros who are covering the event. A bit camera shy, very unusual for Japan: 
Yeah, that's me, always trying to stay outta trouble. Heh.
Speaking of trouble, I stopped by Akihabara on my way to NRT. They close the main drag on Sunday so it's all cosplayers, musicians and otaku. 
And naturally, a lot of the people who hang out here on Sunday look like this: 
Like I said, trouble! Next stop, HKG...