While not Japanese, yakiniku is awesome.

Squid shredding

What an ingenious little machine.

Cooking Classes in Japan

The classes will be all in Japanese, of course.

Happy Lucky New Year

I got some good lucky bags this year. Everyone should have lucky bags at New Year.

Fall Fare

Food in Japan is really seasonal.

Turkish Ice Cream in Tokyo

The humiliation of customers in Japan never ends...

Happy Capybara

Capybara (カピバラさん) is a stuffed animal character that's popular in Japan.  The plushie is a popular prize in crane games.

For advertising, a game center decided to set a giant moving Capybara up in front of the shop.

Getting teased

Well, it has to happen once in a while.  Moo Cow wanted this to happen anyway, hence the camera action.

Peking Duck

Peking duck is pretty delicious.  We finally found a good place in Tokyo.

Nutso Weather?

Weather in Japan is crazy, but it's been especially crazy recently.

Climbing Mt. Fuji

How I prepared for and tackled climbing Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan.

More Summer Fireworks

Not the best quality video, but perhaps my iPhone does better quality than my Olympus point and shoot. Hmmm...



Japanese fireworks shows typically last ninety minutes or more, but this show was only an hour. This video was taken about 45 minutes into the show...it was like that pretty much the whole time.

Collagen drinks, lotion chosen by color and chips that taste like dance floor...?

To Park a Car

Even in Hokkaido Japan is super conscientious about car storage. These types of "parking garages" are all over Japan.

Multicolored spaghetti

Queue it up!

Shibuya is Fun

Took a little trip today.

Tokyo Marathon 2010 Info Packet

Yeah...did I mention I'll be running in the Tokyo Marathon this year?

The Relationship Between Sailor Moon and Cleaning Train Station Floors

I haven't gotten a video of a garbage truck myself yet, but this is almost as good.

The Interior of an Apartment