Japan through my eyes. Slideshow.

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fuji HELL

last weekend some friends and i decided to climb the fujiyama of japan. who could have guessed that the weather would be soo bad. basically, at around 3000m rain started pouring in from all sides and by the time we reached mountain top we were wet to the bones in freezing temperatures. we didnt see the sunrise as anticipated because of the heavy rain cloudseven on top.
it was a catastrophe, to sum it up.

if i wasnt predominantly annoyed i would remark how absurd the situation on the climb was. in the middle of nowhere at night in the pouring rain, we were queueing up with tousands of japanese. rain spoiled my original japanese experience...

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excurse: consumerism I - competitive eating

Now that we have a global food crisis i am sure these kinds of tv-programs will regain popularity in japan.
basically, the (mostly professional) contestants try to stuff as much food into themselves as possible. it is indeed a painful sight as japanese create noises consuming certain dishes even under normal circumstances. take into account that those who chew loose and you have a pretty good idea of how it goes.
i would guess the pain of watching is not half as bad as the emptying sessions the contestants have go through after they have taken the trophies.
the moment of the program you look forward most is when we are allowed to gaze at the the amount of food that was just swallowed, usually there will be a commercial break just before it.

happy hanami.

tokyo love

We work hard and we party hard, in tokyo. but when we sleep everything is possible.

under the bridge

In density of tokyo's townscape, even the homeless have to seek for a place to build their shelters. someone found his temporary home under a bridge right on the central reservation between the four lanes of another midtown highway near ikebukuro.