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February 29, 2008: I
own my first video camera. I have started a video blog.
Keep an eye on it for lots of new videos showing
typical daily life in Tokyo.
VIDEO BLOG
Winter Holiday 2007/2008
Dec. 28th to Jan. 6th: I
had about 12 days off for the winter holidays which I
spent mostly on my bike during the day and watching
movies at night. At the start, I went on a 2-day
haikyo
(abandoned
building) with a couple friends up in Gunma prefecture.
More on that part of the holidays soon. For now, dig
the video.
CYCLING ||
HAIKYO VIDEO
Summer Sonic Concert 2007 Tokyo
August 11, 2007: This
is an all weekend concert event happening concurrently
on 6 stages. I went on only the Saturday of the event,
but that was more than enough as I saw 7 bands, and
rocked out from 11am until 9:30pm! I saw OK Go, The
Editors, The Goo Goo Dolls, MxPx, Dinosaur Jr., Avril
Lavigne and the Black Eyed Peas.
READ
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PHOTOS
Deathly Hallows
has been read!!!!
--
SPOILERS
July 23, 2007: At
approximately 9:10pm tonight I finished reading
Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I
am in the process of creating a site of the entire
experience. Deathly Hallows Experience:
SITE ||
JOURNAL
(spoilers) ||
PHOTOS ||
PRE-READING THOUGHTS
Harry Potter & the Deathly
Hallows
Release
July 21, 2007:
The last
great
genre event of my lifetime . . . .
From Saturday July 21st to Tuesday July 24th I will be
totally jacked-out, doing nothing but reading the final
Harry Potter book. Having completed my 3.5 month
re-read of all existing Harry Potter
books last
week, I am taking this week to contemplate how will
Harry get the final 4 (or 3?) Horcruxes, is Snape
ultimately good or bad, and will Harry himself live
or die? I already have my invitation to a special
8am event at Kinokuniyo Book Store here in Tokyo to
pick up my copy of the book . . . .
MY PREDICTIONS
Borneo & Singapore Vacation Adventure
Borneo/Singapore: From
April 26th to May 14th I took my first trip in SE ASIA
in 5 years. I hiked 10km through wild
jungle,
got bit by a leech, met a wild orangutan,
sat in therain in a 100 million year old rainforest,
and much more.
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PHOTOS
Ootama Walking mini-adventure
Okutama, Tokyo, Japan: On a
beautiful, mild late January Saturday I headed west to
walk along the Tama River and see what adventure I
could find on a hastily planned excursion.
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VIDEO
Sulphur Lakes, Snow & Demons!
Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan: A
student of mine took me with his family to Hokkaido for
four days over the New Year's holidays. I explored Hell
Valley, waded in a sulphur creek and climbed rocky
coasts. Read:
Day 1
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Day 2
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New Year's Eve
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Day 3
The Foo Fighters play Tokyo!!!
Kudanshita, Tokyo, Japan: This
was my second time seeing The Foo Fighters. Dave and
company put on a crowd pleasing show. Having only
secured a floor ticket at the gate, I was finally ready
to rock out......read more
Jason's indie film debut!!
Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan: One
of my students is an indie film and music video
director. He offered me a small part in his latest
indie film project about a Radish
Detective......read more
Return to hiking at Takigo-yama
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan: I
made my fourth ascent of Takigo-yama, a 1600m tall
mountain that is one of the 15 best places to view Mt.
Fuji from, but . . . .
read
more
Kofu City & Shosenkyo Gorge
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan: I
took a solo trip almost on a whim to what is considered
the most beautiful gorge in Japan. It was my first ever
solo overnight trip since I moved to Japan.
Day 01 ||
Day 02
Izu Road Trip--August 15 & 16
Izu Peninsula, Japan: My
Canadian friend Mike and I took a 2-day road trip down
to Izu, about 200km southwest of Tokyo. It was a very
beautiful place I didn't think could exist so close to
the Metropolis. I drove all the way down to Shimoda
along a winding cliffside ocean view road.
Photos ||
Futakotamagawa HAT Tournament
Futakotamagawa, Japan: Our
local group of ultimate players organized our own small
HAT tourney with 4 teams and 30 total players. It was a
great success for the first ever tourney. The next one
is already scheduled for the end of August.
Video
Tajima Cup Tournament 2006
Tajima, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan: Although
for some of us, like me, it was our 3rd time at this
tourney, it was the debut of team "IKU," the team name
I chose. It is a Japanese word with two meanings, one
is "to go" and the other is, ummm....we split into two
teams with Iku Twice, the team I was on, taking 2nd
place!
Photos ||
Video
Ebashi-Cup Tournament
Enoshima Beach: I
played in an ultimate frisbee tournament on the weekend
of May 20th & 21st. After losing our first 3 games,
we came back strong to take 7th place (out of 32) and
win the "D pool."
Photos ||
Video ||
Frisbee Golf -- Tachikawa
Canadian
Mike, UK Mike, and I went to Showa Kinen Koen in
Tachikawa for an afternoon of frisbee golf.
Photos ||
Video ||
Koishikawa Karakuen
I
spent a Saturday afternoon walking around this Tokyo
garden in search of ume
(plum)
blossoms.
Story &
Photos
THE LATEST
Jason dangerously watched the powerful INTO THE WILD
Riding to Inokashira Park
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