tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71841128027223793592011-11-27T17:05:49.535-08:00On my way to Japan for a few yearsNathan Boegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786919153064496937noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184112802722379359.post-42459753023781759522009-05-08T22:42:00.000-07:002009-05-08T22:47:26.783-07:00Well, looks like I'll be going to Japan for a few years later this year. I might as well get the blog started on the right foot with a post of my latest trip to Tokyo from Seoul. It's a duplicate from <a href="http://nathangoestokorea.blogspot.com">my Korea blog</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgBY2HubI/AAAAAAAAN3w/rwCVLfTnnj8/s1600-h/IMG_1596.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgBY2HubI/AAAAAAAAN3w/rwCVLfTnnj8/s200/IMG_1596.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333634173167450546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgr3KUcrI/AAAAAAAAN4o/Czuh7y633q8/s1600-h/IMG_1458.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgr3KUcrI/AAAAAAAAN4o/Czuh7y633q8/s200/IMG_1458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333634902859739826" border="0" /></a>I really suck! Here are pics from recent Japan trip #2 back in January. I even wrote things to blog about then never got around to it. Now I forget many of the interesting details.<br /><br />We'll go through a photo tutorial of the quick 4 day trip with my friend Heather.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgV9tVptI/AAAAAAAAN4I/R3-K3mKxCFs/s1600-h/IMG_1516.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgV9tVptI/AAAAAAAAN4I/R3-K3mKxCFs/s200/IMG_1516.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333634526660110034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgfpM5YAI/AAAAAAAAN4Y/YczTFhlC-9M/s1600-h/IMG_1498.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgfpM5YAI/AAAAAAAAN4Y/YczTFhlC-9M/s200/IMG_1498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333634692954021890" border="0" /></a>We started off like nutcases going to the world famous Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market at 5AM. Tired as we were it felt hard core to fight the rain at such hours!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgl6sEVwI/AAAAAAAAN4g/xv9NjMIg0NE/s1600-h/IMG_1485.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgl6sEVwI/AAAAAAAAN4g/xv9NjMIg0NE/s200/IMG_1485.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333634800727381762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTiHRvVl8I/AAAAAAAAN4w/n5lOecdMJbE/s1600-h/IMG_1502.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTiHRvVl8I/AAAAAAAAN4w/n5lOecdMJbE/s200/IMG_1502.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333636473362421698" border="0" /></a>It was an incredible experience! You feel like you're in a movie, except very much in the way.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's also a little strange because you almost feel sorry for the poorly dressed, diligent, fish auctioneers who pull their little wooden carts loaded with a fish or two by hand - that is, until you learn that they may have paid $50k for it! My, oh my!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgJhj7KLI/AAAAAAAAN34/hWBR0HKdM3U/s1600-h/IMG_1534.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgJhj7KLI/AAAAAAAAN34/hWBR0HKdM3U/s200/IMG_1534.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333634312946002098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgOWxkKZI/AAAAAAAAN4A/_ddkEA7gEN0/s1600-h/IMG_1554.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTgOWxkKZI/AAAAAAAAN4A/_ddkEA7gEN0/s200/IMG_1554.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333634395949771154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My first Sumo match was interesting enough. My friend didn't think it was "sumo season", but we managed to get tickets.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfp40mPRI/AAAAAAAAN3Y/0Yt9f8C8CC8/s1600-h/IMG_1636.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfp40mPRI/AAAAAAAAN3Y/0Yt9f8C8CC8/s200/IMG_1636.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333633769434135826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfyKw7KUI/AAAAAAAAN3g/-iByx2yjjoU/s1600-h/IMG_1638.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfyKw7KUI/AAAAAAAAN3g/-iByx2yjjoU/s200/IMG_1638.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333633911689521474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTf7D0mh_I/AAAAAAAAN3o/ndexQVOrWT8/s1600-h/IMG_1609.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTf7D0mh_I/AAAAAAAAN3o/ndexQVOrWT8/s200/IMG_1609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333634064444721138" border="0" /></a>I always like running around Japan at night. The crowds of people and lit buildings are distinctly Tokyo. It has a different feel from Seoul. Cleaner, lower highrises, yet more activity with similar amounts of over the top lighting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfYTFS6FI/AAAAAAAAN3I/7I8Y1JvvUmc/s1600-h/IMG_1675.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfYTFS6FI/AAAAAAAAN3I/7I8Y1JvvUmc/s200/IMG_1675.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333633467245848658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfc5yVK2I/AAAAAAAAN3Q/PGj_oYYOZjo/s1600-h/IMG_1662.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfc5yVK2I/AAAAAAAAN3Q/PGj_oYYOZjo/s200/IMG_1662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333633546354764642" border="0" /></a>Tokyo tower was entertaining - I have this thing for heights. The other tower in Roppongi absolutely sucked because it was too windy and rainy to go outside and you couldn't see a thing! Chuck and I went to 4 different towers in Japan (Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama, and ugh??) on the last trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfOo9looI/AAAAAAAAN3A/6SlwdNPHC0I/s1600-h/IMG_1707.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfOo9looI/AAAAAAAAN3A/6SlwdNPHC0I/s200/IMG_1707.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333633301320409730" border="0" /></a>And there was a guy with a monkey outside! Yay!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTe9HYazsI/AAAAAAAAN2w/oqaKtIQ2eqo/s1600-h/IMG_1718.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTe9HYazsI/AAAAAAAAN2w/oqaKtIQ2eqo/s200/IMG_1718.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333633000248364738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfFJ6qvkI/AAAAAAAAN24/noLgInI1VsA/s1600-h/IMG_1708.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hsWThc1UE9o/SgTfFJ6qvkI/AAAAAAAAN24/noLgInI1VsA/s200/IMG_1708.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333633138367839810" border="0" /></a>Some famous, nice temple that was closed! :(<br /><br />The 4 days came and went quickly, but, truth be told, I was ready to go by the last day. Not like the last 7 day trip where we felt rushed traveling between cities.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184112802722379359-4245975302378175952?l=nathangoestojapan.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nathan Boegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16786919153064496937noreply@blogger.com0