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Nippon in East Asia

Japan. What can I say?  It's a totally different world. It was one of my lifetime dreams to go there.

I had no idea that Japan has more ski resorts than here in America? Whaaaaat! It's only an island, that doesn't make sense! I had never seen so many vehicles with snow racks and weekend warriors-packed rest stops on the way to the mountains. If you want to get a Starbuck coffee on the way, good luck.

 The cool rebels in the world-wide never die. Yeeeeeah!

The cool rebels in the world-wide never die. Yeeeeeah!

I have almost slipped out of these slippers while walking down the stairs. Twice. Damn.

Anyone want to drop in?

That's the only place where I almost felt like home. A local shred house.

I honestly never thought I'd get to fish in Asia.

You'll notice Dave in a red MNMNT hoodie; he didn't want anyone else to know what he was staring at? Scroll down and see what he saw in awe...

Apparently, the condoms are not that extreme for these ladies.

One of many hot spots.

Ushiku Daibutsu is one of the tallest statues on this planet. Three times taller as the State of Liberty. They said the statue doesn't fall during earthquakes, but the steel frames could get twisted. Power to Buddha. Not me, though.

10 days after I arrived back in America, I got a bunch of text messages when I woke up. "Are you okay!?" "Are you back in the states??" "Where are you!?" I was like what the hell is going on. Then I later realized what happened to Japan. You can find a list of where to help, go to the bottom of this post to help.

May 13, 2011 at 10:10 AM



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