Wake up! It's time to go to Jogasaki Kaigan!

Linda and I branched off to Jogasaki Coast one day to see something different.  We had never really gone to the coast of Japan, so we decided we should see it this time. About two hours outside of Tokyo you can get to this place on the Izu Peninsula.

Ain't that the truth!

Cool graffiti, you are bound to find it in Japanese cities.

Supace-u Apeman: Gori!

People always ask us, "why are you going back to Japan again?"  The answer is simple.  Because we miss it!  Just like anywhere you have been that you really enjoy being, when you leave, you long to return. There are many places like this for us.  Places that we simply enjoy, like the Mendocino Coastline or Puerto Vallarta.  They are just places that make you happy, entertain you, and never get old.  There are so many things, if you are the right kind of person, that Japan offers that you can't find anywhere else in the world. It's these things that keep us coming back.

At the bookstore I ran across a mook with one of my all-time favorite Japanese characters on the cover.

The quest for banana milku!

During our last trip to Japan, I consumed a good amount of Japanese banana milk.  I love this stuff and it's pretty much impossible to find outside of Japan.  Unfortunately, I had a mildly difficult time finding it again in Tokyo.  This one seemed to be the most common type found in just about every other conbini.

This one is decent, but I remember one I drank in 2012 that came in a larger carton that was really, really good.  I failed to find it on this trip. :(  I'm thinking maybe I was finding it in Osaka.

Turning 40 in Tokyo!

After an exceedingly busy and stressful fall, it was time for a break, and time to roll over to the big four-oh. There really is no better place that I can think of than Japan, when it comes to just hanging out, having fun, and partying with your friends. So the four of us met up for a third time on the opposite side of the world.

I hate stupid out the plane window pics, but whatever, it does mean something.

Fall Cell Phone Dump

No real trips to report on for Fall 2015, however it was an eventful fall nonetheless. But eventful in a crazy busy, stressful and utterly non-stop way.  The following pics are my favorites from the past couple months of blur.

Not Thanksgiving, not a turkey.  Whole chicken.  This is the best way to make chicken.

Dog Valley

One weekend we went up dog valley for a night to give the doggies some adventure time and just get away.