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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
JAPAN 2007
Well my New Years resolution is to start posting the backlog of blogs I've kept notes on for the past few months and to stay up with it a bit better in the future. Running the store and now working at Ottobar again have put me in a tight place for time so I'm going to reach back a bit and get some photos from my most recent trip to Japan up here.
As with my last trip I owe much to the hospitality of both Frank Supiot and Jesse Conway. Both were nice enough to let me stay with them in Tokyo and Osaka respectively and Jesse went out of his way not only to make me feel at home but also to take days off of work and show me around. He also has an amazing blog about his time living in Japan with much better pictures and detail than this, you should check it out here:
Like my previous trips I flew in to Narita airport and took the express into Tokyo Station. From there, the subway to Franks neighborhood Nishi-Ogikubu, some catching up and much needed sleep. Here are some Photos from the Tokyo part of the trip:
Akihabara is the electronic and Anime/Game center of Japan and maybe even the world. On my previous trips I skipped this part of Tokyo but after watching
and falling in love with the show I just had to go to where a good deal of it was filmed and much of the action takes place. The above photo was taken at the Akihabara Station which you can see featured in the closing credits of each Densha episode. Check it out for the sweet ending theme!
here:
Another photo from Akihabara:
I was really lucky to catch some great shows this time around including the out of control
They were great and despite the language barrier were amazingly nice and made me feel really welcome.
SLIGHT SLAPPERS
The next day I was lucky enough to catch FUCK ON THE BEACH and SPROUTS play an amazing show at 2000V. The Sprouts Pins and Glasses single has been in rotation on my record player for forever now and although they had some technical problems it was great to finally see them! For those not in the know they play a combination of full tilt DRI style thrash mixed with Rock and Roll!
SPROUTS!
FUCK ON THE BEACH have been keeping the Powerviolence scene alive in Japan and did not disappoint! Their guitar tone sounded like a dental drill going into a tooth! It was amazing and they put on a great show! fuck on the beach!
I spent the rest of my time in Tokyo split between hanging out with frank and doing some serious record shopping. I went to quite a few toy stores mostly looking for a KERORO GUNSO t-shirt as seen in Densha Otoko, but no luck. I did grab a few toys and a sweet pick of the frog himself here: Next up was the Shinkansen bullet train to Osaka. I can't really express just how fast this thing goes so I took a quick film from my window. The funny thing is I don't even think my camera was able to capture just how fast we were going.
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