Just got back form snowboarding in Nagano with some friends. We went as part of a tour package, and the whole thing cost about 20,000 yen, including rentals. Pretty reasonable as far as traveling in Japan goes.
I met my friends (one of whom shall be known as the Nameless One from here on out […]

Winter vacation is over and now it’s back to work. I think it actually makes it harder having a long vacation because you fall into a routine of sleeping late, eating whatever yo want, and doing whatever you want when you want to do it. With shorter vacations, at least you don’t feel the impact […]

After my week in Florida, I headed up to Alaska to visit my parents. The trip was just as long (I believe it was longer, actually) than my trip from Nagoya to Florida. Part of that was due to a long layover in Denver. When I used to come to Japan, I used to stop […]

I just got back last Friday from Florida to visit my grandparents and then up to Alaska to visit my parents. I think the last time I went down to Florida was about two years ago. It was a breath of fresh air to get out of the crowdedness that is Japan. Don’t get me […]

Just got back from Tokyo where my photo of Oasis 21 made it into an exhibit in the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Was only there for a short time so didn`t get to take so many pictures. I really wanted to do some lightpainting at night, but I didn`t get a chance. Tokyo was made […]