Hotel New Inaban Chiba

... left him, he has no children. He had a passion for travel and outdoor life, but his late wife was fragile and weak and could not go anywhere far without getting
sick. He once bought a Benz SUV, took his wife travelling one time, his wife got so sick he sold the car and never went anywhere. Guess now he is old and alone and could not really go too far, he started host wwoofers last July, and also learned how to use a computer. Instead of
going out to see ...

... a round knob on the side of the toilet that you turn. When I was all done, I couldn't help but be curious of what all those buttons do. So the next time I needed to use the toilet, I manned up and intended in getting the true experience of using the "features" of a Japanese toilet. So I finally decided to get on this thing and do what I gotta do and all I have left is to press my way out of there. So I tried the first ...

... I walked around the busy streets of Shinjuku for a good 10 minutes and finally just walked into a ramen shop for lunch. [this is the good part...] It turns out that the tiny little shop I stopped at was where three students from my school had just decided to eat at just a few minutes before! Unlike, the semi-annoying and loud students i met earlier that added to my agitated state these few were mellow and we ate together and then spent the next two hours exploring. nice ...

... very lucky that our visit coincided with one. We travelled more in hope than expectation that we would be able to purchase a ticket, but were pleasantly surprised that there were still plenty available on the door. The sumo experience itself was certainly something very different. There is an enormous amount of tradition and ceremony, even between two bouts. It was absolutely fascinating though, and by the end we were shouting and cheering with the best of them ...

... you getting the picture? It is essentially a region known for sex. Frank and I wandered around looking for a bar to get a beer... and everyone we asked... after we said "beer", they'd say "with girls?" To which we'd reply, "Just a beer." "Beer with girls?" .... "no girls"... "no girls? hmmm... sorry" Pretty much, in this area... drinking was secondary to girls. You'd pay 3000-6000 yen to get into a lounge/bar... with girls walking around probably close to naked... and oh yeah, all ...

... myself a great deal because of the lack of luggage space I had. Of course one piece of item I did buy was a pair of boots/shoes - how could one with a shoe fetish resist.. 7. Catching up with some friends. It was nice to be able to meet some of them and hear all the good news about them. Unfortunately, I realised that I didn't take enough pictures especially with the friends I met. Oh well, there is always next time!! 8. Eating and eating and eating ...

... so today {Sunday} we headed across town to the bright lights of Shinjuku - what you typically expect Tokyo to be like lots of neon lights piccadilly circus, eat your heart out its not really in the same league! Whilst in this area we went to the top of the Govenment office building over 200meters high but on the 45 floor {strictly speaking not quite the top} there is a ...

... that we went flying past our transfer stations. When we finally arrived at the games, it was damned windy, and nearly over. Nobody was tossing cabers or putting shots. So we headed to find a beer and haggis. My American friends looking forward to the latter. When we got it, they were definitely looking forward to the former and so was I. VILE! Haggis made in a rice cooker. Soggy with **** tatties an nae neeps! Plus all eaten with chopsticks ...

... la gente fue desapareciendo! en fin, que justo llegué yo con la carpetita llena de fotos ( 2 proyectos armados y cerrados bajo el brazo y lista para exponer) Y bue, se dio nomás,,,asi que adjunto la invitación,,,,no es que tenga la ilusión que alguien pueda asistir magicamente, pero es para compartir mi entusiasmo y orgullo de tener esta muestra tan prontito, ni bien llegué! El otro chico se llama Miyachi, y no va a poder leerlo porque su nombre esta en Hiregana ( 1 escritura ...

Arrived in Japan in the evening from Sydney flying JAL. Good flight, and good service - great airline! Slowly got through customs, and found the people that were waiting for us. Now we're set to get on a bus for about 2-3 hours (more bloody sitting down) to where we will spend the next week