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MERCURYDUO recently opened a shop in Ikebukuro`s PARCO.  Actually, so did Emoda, Murua and several other brands.  Brands like SLY did a shop renewal so you should really go check out Ikebukuro`s PARCO because they are selling special sets just for the shops in Ikebukuro.  Great chance to get some limited edition clothes :)

So, this vox blog platform is closing down, and taking this little blog with it. I told all my neighbors where I'm moving to, but if you aren't a neighbor and have a burning desire to continue reading my rants, please let me know and I will tell ...

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw it coming but i'm still so sad!! it's been real everyone. I'll miss this place.

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I took a bus from Kofu to Shinjuku.  Railway system is reliable, but taking a bus costs less. At MAUI, Shinjuku, one of the biggest diving shop in Japan, I bought two pairs of gloves and a pair of shoes … Continue reading →

The nice thing about traveling by bus is that many places and organizations list necessary bus information (and general access information) on their website. If you know kanji, or can navigate Japanese websites with some ease, then this how-to probably won’t be relevant to you. So, for everyone else, let me first guide you through an example of how to look up (and interpret) the bus information. In part two I will examine how to look up timetables and schedules online.

Earlier this year, the first annual  Moehaku 萌え博 2010 show was held at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Tokyo. Moehaku is an exhibition of itasha decorated cars. Itasha is a Japanese term for...

I connect my cell phone to its adapter, and, after it has charged a few minutes, give Azami a ring. No answer. I call her from the landline, letting it ring a good long time, but still don’t get through. “Well. I guess it’s over, then,” I sigh to myself. “Can’t say I blame the [...]

Answering the door, I find the Customs man, Nakata, standing with Naila’s FedEx package in his arms. “Boncoeur, I hope you appreciate this,” he says, walking in and placing the box on the table. “I do.” “Well, you better,” he says, wiping the sweat off his face with a handkerchief. “Because normally, see, we don’t [...]

I take the elevator to the fourth floor and hobble out. Rounding the corner, I gasp: all the flowers in front of my apartment have died. When it’s as hot as it has been this past week, the plants need to be watered at least once a day. Azami knows this. So why has she [...]

I put on an album by Bebel Gilberto, go to the balcony where I sit on a lounge chair dressed in nothing but a new pair of boxer shorts–courtesy of Azami–and sun my pale, emaciated body. I’ve got a fresh, ice-cold beer in one hand, a bowl of the extra crispy potato chips I prayed [...]

Halfway home, I take the letters out my shoulder bag. The first one is from my ex-wife’s younger sister, Kumiko. It was postmarked on the twelfth, the day following my arrest, and addressed interestingly to me c/o Fukuoka Jail (Inside), as opposed to, I suppose, Fukuoka Jail (Outside) or Fukuoka Jail (Scaling the Wall). The [...]

I think the buzzword in the English speaking world is Micro Four-Thirds, but in Japan they use mirrorless to describe the new generation of SLRs that have no optical viewfinder.

Over the weekend, Sho & I had a romantic dinner...at home...in our apartment...with countless creatures watching.

Creatures of the otaku-variety, of course.  Sho has penchant for collecting UFO things that tends to drive me nuts, though I must admit I cave whenever it is a fat cat or hamster.  We cooked dinner together (korean mmmm...kimchi) and then spread blankets over our tables and walls (monsters inc, hamster man, etc), lit some incense and candles and ta da!  A nice dinner that didn`t follow our normal routine.