Japan 02 - F**K NY, I <3 Tokyo
Alright!
Monday - Public holiday day. Don’t know for what for. The previous one was “meet the elders day” … but shut up. We have Cup day, and that the most non-senscical day ever.
Alright Tourist cliché #1. Mt Fuji Tour.
That’s like my only shot of the mountain. And the tour went ALL DAY in clouds, so I saw nothing.
Or did I?
Of course, there is no shortage of photos of crazy crazy shit!
First up. These are the guys I went on the tour with. These guys are nuts. This is taken at 9am on a Saturday.
And that is our friend - 12 year old scotch. The bus was loaded with tourists and we wreaked havoc. IT was totally terrible. 3 hours of long weekend traffic to a prime tourist location and a bunch of loud, drunk, drunk, swearing morons in the back of the buss.
Actually, I didn’t have any scotch… This one was a little too extreme for me.
The mic didn’t actually work… but that didn’t stop bus time karaoke. I think I am on a quick path to hell with these guys.
After a few hours, things settled some.
Here we have our lovely tour guide - “Miss Spring” (her name is actually ichikawasan or something) - [actually ichikawa-san is a boys name]
This photo is included because, her English really added to the experience.
For example (with very thick, high pitched, accent)
“Japan is a very small country. In Japan it is 370000 sq km. Japan is only a little bit bigger than Germany and Japan is only a little bit smaller than California. Califonia is 380000 sq km which is bigger than Japan, which is 370000 sq km, and Germany is 350000 sq km which is in Europe and is smaller than Japan, but Japan has much more populations that both of these countries. Japan has 125 million people in such a small place. Calinfornia has 33 million people and Japan has 5 times the population of all of Australia which is 20 times bigger than Japan because Japan has such a high population density.
This went for the entire day (8 hours). It was very informative… so much so that you keep learning even when drunk and asleep. She talked about the suicide rate for 20 minutes in comparison to other countries, and justifying the reasons why.
Here we have a “seven year egg”.
“If you eat one black egg, you will live for seven extra years, and if you eat two black eggs you will live for [pause for dramatic effect] 14 extra years! AND if you eat three black eggs…. You will not need to go to the doctor ever again!”
And here was have some Mt Fuji Air.
The jury is still out on this one. Either it is for extra oxygen for climbing the mountain (which cannot be don’t at this time of year) or it air from Mt Fuji to take back to Tokyo for times when you are in trouble and it will solve all your problems.
Here we have a girl who felt the need to take pictures of her shoes at My Fuji. The context here is that the background was not Mt Fuji at all, but a car pack and a rather boring cloud covered hill.
She turned out to be a rather cute Airhostess from Singapore, and was the one who gave me the egg. Now, not everyone can say they got black eggs from a Singapore air hostess.
The tour also included a short boat trip. Pretty nice.
OK - Ueno Markets!
Simular experience to the Taiwan experiences in the markets.
Of course all sorts of crazy stuff can be found here.
Pickled tentical?
$1 Pineapple on a stick - To die for.
Alright, and some shots from around Tokyo!
Interesting case of globalization.
A. The outer packaging makes no reference to Cadbury.
B. This is Cinnamon GUM! Its awesome, and we don’t have that here!
The number of pack of gum I had to go though to find this one.
Airfreshner found in the mens toilet.
I wanted to see what they had in the womens toilet.
2 in 1 butter and jam!
This affirms my concept that, really, you want the butter on the bottom. This innovation is just shit really.
Air guitar… requires no skills… shake and play!
Lady wear for lady men…
Japanese guys generally don’t have facial hair, so this dress on the left comes with just to confirm that you are a lady-man and not an actual woman.
This was found in one of all night malls in Rippongi. Yes,.. I know I said I would never go there again…
Another strange product. Some sort of exercise thing. A platform on the floor that rocks around. This girl was still standing on it when I was leaving the store 20 mins later… at 4 am.
OH yeah… and of course - Akihabara!
This shot isn’t that clear, cause I was on the run. But she’s wearing and eye-patch. Not a fancy was, a proper surgical one. Why is this ok?
Possible options:
1. Eye patches are cool fashion statement?
2. Eye patches are kinky? (some teach me how to spell neiche)
3. Eye patches should not stop you from doing your job?
4. Balloons are dangerous?
Really, Last week I was hellishly busy at work… I didn’t go looking for any of this stuff… it just arrives and it never ends.
I really am having an awesome time here. I have asked for an extention on my work. Currently my departure date is 13th of December.
Until next time!
Dave
Monday - Public holiday day. Don’t know for what for. The previous one was “meet the elders day” … but shut up. We have Cup day, and that the most non-senscical day ever.
Alright Tourist cliché #1. Mt Fuji Tour.
That’s like my only shot of the mountain. And the tour went ALL DAY in clouds, so I saw nothing.
Or did I?
Of course, there is no shortage of photos of crazy crazy shit!
First up. These are the guys I went on the tour with. These guys are nuts. This is taken at 9am on a Saturday.
And that is our friend - 12 year old scotch. The bus was loaded with tourists and we wreaked havoc. IT was totally terrible. 3 hours of long weekend traffic to a prime tourist location and a bunch of loud, drunk, drunk, swearing morons in the back of the buss.
Actually, I didn’t have any scotch… This one was a little too extreme for me.
The mic didn’t actually work… but that didn’t stop bus time karaoke. I think I am on a quick path to hell with these guys.
After a few hours, things settled some.
Here we have our lovely tour guide - “Miss Spring” (her name is actually ichikawasan or something) - [actually ichikawa-san is a boys name]
This photo is included because, her English really added to the experience.
For example (with very thick, high pitched, accent)
“Japan is a very small country. In Japan it is 370000 sq km. Japan is only a little bit bigger than Germany and Japan is only a little bit smaller than California. Califonia is 380000 sq km which is bigger than Japan, which is 370000 sq km, and Germany is 350000 sq km which is in Europe and is smaller than Japan, but Japan has much more populations that both of these countries. Japan has 125 million people in such a small place. Calinfornia has 33 million people and Japan has 5 times the population of all of Australia which is 20 times bigger than Japan because Japan has such a high population density.
This went for the entire day (8 hours). It was very informative… so much so that you keep learning even when drunk and asleep. She talked about the suicide rate for 20 minutes in comparison to other countries, and justifying the reasons why.
Here we have a “seven year egg”.
“If you eat one black egg, you will live for seven extra years, and if you eat two black eggs you will live for [pause for dramatic effect] 14 extra years! AND if you eat three black eggs…. You will not need to go to the doctor ever again!”
And here was have some Mt Fuji Air.
The jury is still out on this one. Either it is for extra oxygen for climbing the mountain (which cannot be don’t at this time of year) or it air from Mt Fuji to take back to Tokyo for times when you are in trouble and it will solve all your problems.
Here we have a girl who felt the need to take pictures of her shoes at My Fuji. The context here is that the background was not Mt Fuji at all, but a car pack and a rather boring cloud covered hill.
She turned out to be a rather cute Airhostess from Singapore, and was the one who gave me the egg. Now, not everyone can say they got black eggs from a Singapore air hostess.
The tour also included a short boat trip. Pretty nice.
OK - Ueno Markets!
Simular experience to the Taiwan experiences in the markets.
Of course all sorts of crazy stuff can be found here.
Pickled tentical?
$1 Pineapple on a stick - To die for.
Alright, and some shots from around Tokyo!
Interesting case of globalization.
A. The outer packaging makes no reference to Cadbury.
B. This is Cinnamon GUM! Its awesome, and we don’t have that here!
The number of pack of gum I had to go though to find this one.
Airfreshner found in the mens toilet.
I wanted to see what they had in the womens toilet.
2 in 1 butter and jam!
This affirms my concept that, really, you want the butter on the bottom. This innovation is just shit really.
Air guitar… requires no skills… shake and play!
Lady wear for lady men…
Japanese guys generally don’t have facial hair, so this dress on the left comes with just to confirm that you are a lady-man and not an actual woman.
This was found in one of all night malls in Rippongi. Yes,.. I know I said I would never go there again…
Another strange product. Some sort of exercise thing. A platform on the floor that rocks around. This girl was still standing on it when I was leaving the store 20 mins later… at 4 am.
OH yeah… and of course - Akihabara!
This shot isn’t that clear, cause I was on the run. But she’s wearing and eye-patch. Not a fancy was, a proper surgical one. Why is this ok?
Possible options:
1. Eye patches are cool fashion statement?
2. Eye patches are kinky? (some teach me how to spell neiche)
3. Eye patches should not stop you from doing your job?
4. Balloons are dangerous?
Really, Last week I was hellishly busy at work… I didn’t go looking for any of this stuff… it just arrives and it never ends.
I really am having an awesome time here. I have asked for an extention on my work. Currently my departure date is 13th of December.
Until next time!
Dave