Ugly 70's building.

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Japan if full of ugly building left over from the 60's, 70's and 80's. They tend to take every design trend to the extreme, so when the trend has past, the building look even more out of date. I however feel that these buildings have a lot of character and charm. This photo was taken in Northern Japan, somewhere near Akita.

Model Cars

Japanese love their detailed model cars. They are very proud of their automotive heritage.

American goods

American goods are very popular in Japan. Here is a picture from Ueno. I love the old cigarette machine, and the paper box.

Outdoor eating experience.

This is a typical after work activity for the Japanese salery man. Eating in one of these open air izakayas. This photo was taken in Ueno in 2006.

Video Game Arcade.

A typical arcade in Tokyo. This photo was taken in Iidabashi, Kagurazaka. It is too bad that in North America, arcades have basically disappeared. In Japan it is a great place to let off some steam after work.

Video games are too damn addictive!

I have recently started playing Halo 2 online, and it has become an obsession for me. Halo is fun enough on it's own, but online it's just too much fun. Surely this is the way of the future. An escape into a virtual world. Truly, virtual worlds are more exciting than reality. One can't walk down a street with a gun and start shooting people, but in Halo, anything goes. My next steep will be to find some Japanese gamers who play halo online. I could get to practice my Japanese and play Halo at the same time! If anybody out there wants to know my gamer tag, it is Onlyprogenesis
Fell free to add me, and I would love to go for a few rounds.

Japanese Artist- PAY Katsuyuki

Here Is the website of an artist I worked with a year ago. We made T-shirts together and did one art exhibition. I have lost contact with him, so I am not sure what he is up to these days, but fortunatly I still have a link to his website. http://homepage.mac.com/payroyal/Menu31.html
He took part in Nuit Blanche (Night White), and all night art exhibition that has become a popular annual event. See http://scotiabanknuitblanche.com/home.html