Fixpert Takes Tokyo!
Man, what a good trip! My first time in Japan. Got to spend time with family (most importantly) and got to dip into an entirely different culture for a while. It was kind of a lucky time to be there in Tokyo because it was during O-Bon which meant that the city was less crowded than usual — although that’s hard to imagine because at times we almost got swept away in bustling crowds as though getting overpowered and carried downstream against your will by an river right after a storm.
I tried my hand at speaking some Japanese. I had studied it a bit earlier this year, and although I didn’t pour myself into it, the bit of studying that I did do came in handy.
There’s a lot more to say about the trip, but I’ll have to do that when I’ve had more sleep. In the meantime, you can check out pics from my Tokyo trip here, including some Keirin photos.
September 6th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Ahhh shit man! Tokyo is the SHIT! I had a blast for the couple of days I was there. Crazy food tons of people. Stupid HOT in the summer. I am sure you had a blast just based on the number of pictures you took. It’s hard to sum up such a big trip in a couple of blog posts but I would love to hear about 1 or 2 of you adventures.
I am sure you’ve seen my Japan posts but I’ll link to them just because.
http://whyleaveamessage.blogspot.com/search/label/Japan
September 6th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
Awesome, thanks James!!
September 14th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
I lived in Osaka in 1991 and I’m headed back for the first time in April. Which airline gave you the best deal out of LA? Any tips would help…thanks! colby
December 13th, 2007 at 10:21 am
Did you run across any stores that sell track components in Tokyo?
December 13th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Hi Scooter. I did. Although this was mostly a family visit, we did stop by WBase and Carnival in Shibuya. They are downstairs and upstairs, respectively, in the same building. My brother and sister-in-law helped to translate so that I could chat with the folks in Carnival, and they were nice. The guys downstairs in WBase were really friendly and spoke some English.