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Tokenspark: Super Capsule Tokyo Blast!!! - by Philip Sharp

Hot Sexy Japan McDonalds & BEER

My travel buddy, Chris, is cursed with a seriously discerning palette. Throughout the course of our travels in Japan, the poor guy couldn't stomach hardly anything. Now, why it is that he *could* stomach KFC/McDonald's/Friday's I've no idea; those names don't immediately conjure associations of gastronomic gallantry by any means.

Well, one night in Yokohama we were quite tired, and we were told there was a fabulous capsule hotel in the area -- I had the info from 'teh internets' and everything! Even thought I speak some Japanese, we were having a hell of a time finding it.


So, we stopped in for some McDonalds. Well, he did. I wound up with some convenience store food. I had to order for him, though.

Anyway, check out the design of this Micky D's! Some seriously sexy hamburger environs, yo! Oh, and that poster in the back is for a "Tamago Double Mac" -- can you guess what's on it? (Brenton, maybe?)

American food, Swedish design, Japanese methodology.

We never did find the capsule.

We did spy this pub, though, which we returned to the next day. Chris likes beer. Thank GOD.

$9 pints. Ouch. But: YUM!



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Video Games and Trains

Two of my favorite things!

So, there're no really good stories behind this, but I did have a lovely time taking pictures through train windows and from train platforms.

I believe all of these were taken in Tokyo.

Oh, and yes, they're advertising the Virtual Console in the Wii. It's a lovely idea, really. I'm glad it allows horribly underrated companies like Hudson Soft catch a few dollars and yen. But for those of you that're climbing onto the retro wave but don't have the original the hardware (or are too disinterested to actually go acquire the hardware): fuck you. Really.


mario


wii


lnik


zoom



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BlogCatalog and Banter

I am hoping to get this and other blogs listed at BlogCatalog.

Travel Blogs - Blog Catalog Blog Directory

I am also feeling very much like posting this picture of a fertility shrine in Kawasaki, Japan.

kawasaki
Believe it or not, it wasn't half that big until I walked by.



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Ann's House

Last Night in Japan, Part Two.

Ironically, I had promised this Japanese guy that I wouldn't forget his name -- but I have. I believe it was Satoshi, though I am not certain


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A crazy last night.

OK. Well. I'm sorry it took so long to update this. I have several other projects I'm working on between trying to teach myself Icelandic and work 60-hour workweeks between Sony & Starbucks.

I'll try to post a memoir post on a roughly-daily basis until I'm exhausted


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