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Friday, May 14, 2010
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Digital Katsu
I moved the blog from awardspace.com hosting. The server host for the mysql database was too unstable, so I decided to move the whole blog to blogspot. I will restore some of the old posts, but I don't know if I can manage to correct the timestamps. There seems to be a problem when searching for posts older than a year. Please me patient and use the archived menu to the left. I have also redesigned the whole layout of the site and I think it looks pretty spiffy. Anyways, Enjoy!
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Monday, May 3, 2010
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Digital Katsu
Akihabara...
What can I say...
It's a nerd's dream.
There's Anime everywhere, cute maid girls everywhere, people cosplaying, floors and floors of comics, video games, and computers (did I mention the maid girls?).
You can really lose yourself here. I think I could spend days here just checking out the different sights, but I only had one day. It's not the first time I've been here, but there's just so much to see and do I felt like I only scratched the surface.
I also just like the feeling of being somewhere new, especially in a large city like Tokyo. I like knowing that there are tiny little stores and shops in every crevasse of the city. I like the feeling that I have almost an infinite amount of city to explore and I like knowing that in almost every building and every corner there's a person with his or her own story.
Sometimes I just like walking down different blocks to see what's there and to see something new. I did this a lot with Nagoya walking all over the place; sometimes I would discover a little oasis of parks that you would never known existed unless you lived in a certain neighborhood.
I think that in part is why I love Japan so much. There's always something new for me, somewhere left unexplored, and somewhere where I might never venture again. I have to take everything into my memories where they will exist for as long as I can retain them.
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
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Digital Katsu
After not sleeping on the bus all night we were finally in Tokyo. We were a little tired from not sleeping, but my host sisters were ready to attack the city and get some food.
What's the best way to start your day? With a good ol' Sausage McMuffin.
We had our breakfast and we were on our way to meet up with Ray. We were going to head back to his place for a bit to drop off our stuff and then we were on our way to the "Anime" convention.
It turns out that the "Anime" Convention wasn't really what it was. It was more of a "boy's love" convention. I should have figured this after seeing the crowd. There were so many fan-girls that I really didn't care that they were there just for guy on guy action. I mean what more can you ask for. Horny, nerdy, hot Japanese girls... come on.
I definitely would go back if I had the chance. There were some pretty cute girls in the crowd. I think a fan boy could really lose himself here.
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Saturday, May 1, 2010
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Digital Katsu
Traveling to Tokyo from Nagoya on a bus in theory is a great idea. It's cheap, doesn't take to long, and you can sleep on the bus if it's at night. In theory it's a good idea, but have you ever tried sleeping on a bus?
Anyway, my host sisters and I were heading up to good ol' uncle ray's apartment in Yokohama because my host sisters wanted to go to an anime convention.
We were running a little late so we had to rush from Nagoya station to the bus registration area. We made it on time, after a few quick sprints, and there we were ready to embark on our adventure to the big T.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
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Digital Katsu
I went with Nancy to the famous Toyoda family's house in Toyota, Aichi. It turns out the father of the famous car manufacturer was into textiles and that's how they built their fortune before cars. I would recommend checking this place out if you're in Aichi.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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Digital Katsu
Man, Shimon lives in the middle of nowhere. I had to walk about 2 miles to get to the local train station in order to get back into town. This was no easy task considering I was still coughing up blood (which was due to the pneumonia that I didn't know I had at the time). I did enjoy the neighborhood though. It was very suburban.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
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Digital Katsu
Takeshima is a town in Aichi that used to be a very hot tourist city, but now what remains are old buildings that have seen the hardships of a fragile economy. Anyway, took a trip here with Shimon and the two new replacement Native English Teachers (Nancy & Teri). We had a blast visiting the little Shrine Island.
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