Last Shabu Shabu in Osaka
On 2005-11-11 14:08
Tom's mother very kindly made us a final Shabu Shabu before we head back to Europe. It won't be long now till we have to go. It'll be sad to leave...

Nara
On 2005-11-11 14:05
Visited the largest Bronze Bhudda (#1!)in Japan in Nara, a former historic capital of Japan.

Conveyor-belt Sushi
On 2005-11-11 02:24
Visiting the worlds first 'conveyor belt sushi restaurant' in South Osaka. Only 120yen a plate (~1-euro).

Himeji castle
On 2005-11-11 02:22
The famous Himeji castle. You may have seen it in such pictures as: 'You only live twice' and 'the Last Samurai'.

Wheres the beef?
On 2005-11-11 02:18
My god Kobe beef is good. Melts in your mouth, and each piece is a different flavour.

Sakai
On 2005-11-10 16:36
Staying with Tom's mother in Sakai.

Pachinko
On 2005-11-10 02:03
Pachinko - how to lose 1000 yen in the quickest and most pointlessly noisy way imaginable...

Kyoto Giesha
On 2005-11-10 02:01
Scott finally gets lucky with a Giesha in Kyoto...

Bollocks!
On 2005-11-09 04:09
Cods testicles. Very creamy, although smaller than Sa(l)mon ones...

Spiritual cleansing
On 2005-11-09 04:08
You need to wash your hands before you can be reborn...

Very Zen.
On 2005-11-09 04:06
Probably the most famous rocks in Japan. The Ryoan-ji temples Zen stone garden in Kyoto.

Seb cooking his Uterus
On 2005-11-07 18:23
Korean style BBQ fallopian tubes. Hmmm. Oishi.

Osaka panorama
On 2005-11-07 18:21
Very Blade Runner

Fugu injuries
On 2005-11-07 18:20
This stuff is bad for your health...

Miyajima
On 2005-11-06 05:36
Visitng the Itsukushima shrine in Miyajima. One of the top three sights in Japan!

A-Bomb Dome
On 2005-11-06 05:29
Seeing the Hiroshima sights with Eiko

Pier
On 2005-11-06 05:29
Pierre

Shabu Shabu in Hiroshima
On 2005-11-06 05:28
Lost in Translation stylee

Tokyo metro
On 2005-11-06 05:26
Rush hour not too bad...

Very Fresh Sushi
On 2005-11-03 03:33
After working up an appetite in the fish market we got to try some very strange Sushi. This we think is some kind of baby fish (it had a tiny head).

Tsujuki Fish Market
On 2005-11-03 03:30
Biggest fish market in the world. Some pretty strange fish here...

The 10,000 Yen Melon!
On 2005-11-01 16:59
The 10,000 yen (=50UKP/80Eur) Melon really exists.

Yakitori
On 2005-11-01 16:57
After a hard day chasing Replicants in Shinjuku we unwind in one of the Yakitori bars in `piss alley`, under the railway tracks...

Day 1.5 - Kamakura
On 2005-11-01 16:53
The temple of the yellow plums...

Touchdown
On 2005-10-30 10:33
We are in Tokyo!

In paris, honest ...
On 2005-10-30 10:31
So here I am with the fragrant Mme Castaing. I was in Paris,really. Its a crepe-bus.

Our Itinerary
On 2005-10-07 10:39
This is supposed to be our itinerary. Meeting Vishwa and Eiko in Hiroshima and Tom in Osaka. We don't know yet where we are going to stop though.