Monterey Hanzomon Hotel Chiyoda

... at. As we went up the stairs, things got a little weirder. There were several model floors where you could buy models or buy the things to make them. Many of the models were of girls and were posed in gradually more promiscuous ways. There was a girl from the Bible Black series, which is a hentai or pornographic anime that features weird situations involving black magic, humiliation, and girls with penises. And when we went in one ...

... was carrying a briefcase and dressed very conventionally from the waist up, with a smart shirt and tie. Below the waist, however, he was wearing a tight cut-off denim mini skirt, bare legs and cowboy boots - if only we had had the camera to hand! In the red light district of Kabukicho, we came across an army of young men all hanging around trying to get people into 'bars', who were all wearing a uniform of bouffant hair, skin tight black jeans or black ...

... it was $26 and Jack was only $12). The baby toys were cute, too, we saw a little bath set there that Winry got for her birthday last year, it made us smile. Then there was the video game and grown up toys floor. There were fancy transformers, cool little helicopters, dsi's (we were kicking ourselves for not getting some of those...) and a bunch of figures from One Piece (an anime Chris likes about pirates). There we saw the one Death Note thing we saw on the whole trip (with the ...

... there is no way in the world the weather could have been more perfect tonight. Rewind to this morning...we had decided that since we were going to be staying late for the nightly show, and the fireworks, that we didn't need to rush off to Disneyland in the morning (because since the park doesn't shut until 10pm, we didn't see the need to make it a 10 or 11 hour day). We took the opportunity to assess the ...

I have left main land Asia and been transported to: The Future. Japan. It's like I've been dropped onto the set of The Minority Report. Sunday I decided to head out of Southeast Asia because I was ready for a change and where in Tokyo do I end up? At the Thai Festival. Monday at sunrise morning I headed out to the Tokyo fish market with a Mallorcan named Fernando. This was the greatest thing I did in Tokyo. I could never have imagined the unbelievable ...

... pre muzov, ktori sa narodili v znameni opice na vychod od Polany a na zaciatku skolskej dochadzky vazili aspon 45 kg. Na mna sa vztahuje formular H vo farbe Slnka zapadajuceho za smogom pohltenym Pekingom, ktory ziskam na oddeleni, ktore sa pred casom presunulo do inej budovy, ale dnes tam uz nic nevybavim, co je zle, pretoze prave vcera sa navyssi rohaty z ministerstva zle vyspal a vydal nove nariadenie c. 197433562/36g, ktore nariaduje, ze to musim ...

This morning I awoke as I always envisioned waking up in Japan would be like. With a room facing east the sunlight drifting through my screen doors awakening me from my futon. After a good stretch, I put on my paints and stepped off the tatami to put on my sandals and get ready for the day. I had a short time to work on my journal before breakfast was to start. For breakfast most of us opted for the western type breakfast that came with two pastries, toast, and a hard boiled ...

... so then we went to a festival - all they seem to do in Japan is work, drink, eat and celebrate festivals! - and on to Karaoke. pictures will follow but there's no USB so you'll have to use your imagination in the meantime... picture me singing Aerosmith's Crazy. oh yes. On the Sunday i met up with Yuki and Toby - after spending 20+ minutes getting lost in the heat in Shinjuku station (yes, it was HOT in Tokyo - unlike ...

... back to the city to meet up with James, my friend Carries brother who is Japan for work. After some amazing luck finding the spot where I was supposed to meet him and a few of his co-workers, we decided to head down to Shibuya to check out the 'scene'. Shibuya is the area of Tokyo that looks like what Americans picture Tokyo to look like. Skyscrapers, video projections, neon lights, total glitz. Its times square times 1000. It's also *crowded ...

... City and Las Vegas but in an entirely different language. There are bright lights everywhere and the sounds are totally overwhelming. Furthermore, the Japanese taste for topless women (and I am sure more) was a little discomforting. You have to wonder about a city who has an entire industry of animated adult films. All a little too Freudian for me. We met Kate's friend and her sister for dinner at a Japanese hip bar and got to relax for a while. The food was tasty and ...