good morning 6:30 am from sunny tokyo! gosh, i’m having fun on this
trip and experiencing so many new things. been eating great food, been
seeing the beautiful cherry blossoms everywhere i go, and been doing
different things. not to mention, dragging my 50lbs (23kilo) suitcase
and 25lbs (11kilo) camera bag around. from kobe, i ended up catching 6
different trains to get to shonan and walking up and down stairs with
all the luggage wasn’t fun. it’s a lot of exercise and my shoulder is
hurting a little. but hey, it could be worst yeah?
heard about the huge earthquake in sumatra? well, they were predicting
a big one a few years ago and i hope this was it. why? because that’s
where i’m going next month. we will be on a boat and if a huge
earthquake or tsunami comes, we won’t have a clue. kind of weird
thinking about it but just can’t help it.
well, the day has finally come. we are leaving for tohoku this
morning! two cars and 10 of us! i’m getting picked up from tokyo and
i’m looking forward to the long drive. on the way up from kobe, i was
trying to sleep on the shinkansen but the thousands of cherry blossoms,
beautiful pacific ocean, and seeing mount fuji keep me wide awake. i’m
looking forward to the ride up to tohoku with my wonderful friends.
anyway, better get going. have an awesome breakfast to attend.
have a wonderful day!

Sakura is happiness!
This is cool!
This is Japan!

remember Sony “The One and Only?” well, Sony just recorded a $6.4 billion loss last year and just fired 10,000 employees. who’s partially to blame? APPLE!

a japanese boat that was in trouble drifted into the “EVACUATION ZONE” and the 2 crew had to be rescued by the japanese coast guard. they were pulled out within 15 kilometers of the nuclear plant that is still leaking deadly radiation into the ocean. i heard the radiation in the plant is so high that even the robots they send in can’t function properly. scary.

cherry blossom season is a big event in japan. right now is peak time and there are parties everywhere. it’s tradition to set up a sheet under a sakura tree and drink will the pedals fall around you. i’ve did it before and it’s pretty cool. just in the first few days since the sakura blossomed, 74 people were taken to the hospital for alcohol abuse. and that was just in tokyo. hey you party people, slow down!

check out the White Kit Kat made from milk in Hokkaido. cool. i would love to try one!