Kenzan takes on Japan!

[Kenzan]

(Put this in the Multimedia section as there will be photos to come)

Well folks,

Your Ol' pal Kenzan is about to visit the land of Sushi and Samurais.
I'll be in Osaka first, then traveling down south to Oita prefecture to harass the Snow Monkeys.
This is a Red Letter day for me, as I've been trying to go for about 20 years, but always at the last moment some craptastic obstacle has come flying up from out of nowhere, be it from job change, or family emergency, or Space Slugs from dimension 4Q (But I'd rather not go into that as a apparently I can never go to the County Museum again.)

In fact, this time around, I got fairly sick just a couple of weeks ago, but luckily I have cheated fate and am good to go.

Though I am not bringing Bogu, I plan of visiting quite a few Kendo Dojos while I am there (I understand there may be a few.)
~and hopefully get a Ratulin-worthy Iaito.

So I've packed my anti-Ninja kit, and am off.

I just hope I can find a good Sushi restaurant.

Do you think they'd mind If I brought my wetsuit and snorkel set to the Osen?

-No way I'm showing my naked bits to a bunch of Snow-monkeys.

Pix to follow!
:)

[Bokushingu]

dude, travel safely.
take many pictures
and come home safely
too bad...I was hoping to play you November 23rd
oh well...have fun ^_^

[JByrd]

Woo-hoo! Have a blast, man! Take lots of pics and video.

[Kenzan]

dude, travel safely.
take many pictures
and come home safely
too bad...I was hoping to play you November 23rd
oh well...have fun ^_^


Well, Savor the moment my friend..Our time will come!
Besides, I know all your tricks!
'Mwhahahahahah!
:evil:


Clash of the Titans! They'll call it.

Ok, One Titan, and one grizzled old noob with an ill fitting Dou and a stained white Uwagi.
LOL

[Maku-san]

Enjoy your journey, Kenzan-san! You so totally deserve it! :D

Give a hug to the female kendoka over there for me... :evil:

[Maku-san]

]

Clash of the Titans! They'll call it.

LOL

Don't try too hard, Kenzan-san... they might just call it

Revenge of the Nerds

One never knows... :laugh:

[swyn]

Congrats, have FUN Kenzan!!!

Onsen won't have the wonderful healing effect on you unless you go into it naked! Just do it! lol

Hey, look for "kon-yoku", that's the type of onsen that men and women share the same tub.

Yuko

[Kenzan]

Hey, look for "kon-yoku", that's the type of onsen that men and women share the same tub.

Yuko

Good idea!
We'll sit, and soak, and relax....


..and talk about the first thing that pops up.


LOL

[Maku-san]

Good idea!
We'll sit, and soak, and relax....


..and talk about the first thing that pops up.


LOL

I can see it now... the "first thing" being: "Good morning, mademoiselle! Nice weather we're having, no?" :D

And she'd be like :confused::shocked::bored:

[Kenzan]

I can see it now... the "first thing" being: "Good morning, mademoiselle! Nice weather we're having, no?" :D

And she'd be like :confused::shocked::bored:

So...you're saying I shouldn't do a flying Hadaka-Cannonball into the tub?



..at least I'd have the tub to myself.

:D

[Maku-san]

So...you're saying I shouldn't do a flying Hadaka-Cannonball into the tub?



..at least I'd have the tub to myself.

:D

By all means... carry on, sir! :D

And don't forget to post the video on YouTube. :wink:

Would love to see screaming women fleeing buck-nekkid from the specter of a nekkid gaijin plummeting into their furo!

[Kenzan]

Would love to see screaming women fleeing buck-nekkid from the specter of a nekkid gaijin plummeting into their furo!

Your ideas intrigue me sir, and I'd like to subscribe to your underground newsletter.

[swyn]

By all means... carry on, sir! :D

And don't forget to post the video on YouTube. :wink:

Would love to see screaming women fleeing buck-nekkid from the specter of a nekkid gaijin plummeting into their furo!


lol, if I see anything like that on YouTube I'll just assume that's Kenzan. :laugh:

[Chaby]

Kenzan,Kenzan,

have a safe trip and great time there!
Hope you'll find everything you wish and even more.
Take care Sword Mountain Squirrel King.

..........and do take some pictures...

[Kenzan]

Kenzan,Kenzan,

have a safe trip and great time there!
Hope you'll find everything you wish and even more.
Take care Sword Mountain Squirrel King.

..........and do take some pictures...

Thank you. :)
For some, It's a trip they probably take twice a year, no big whoop.
For the likes of me, however, it'll be a lifelong dream fulfilled.

[sobasan7]

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Do you think they'd mind If I brought my wetsuit and snorkel set to the Osen?

-No way I'm showing my naked bits to a bunch of Snow-monkeys.

Pix to follow!
:)

haha wait.. what?? Have fun man! hey are you going to see Horyuji while in osaka? they have some cool omamori there.

[Maku-san]

For the likes of me, however, it'll be a lifelong dream fulfilled.

Those trips are the ones most appreciated! :)

[ccheck5]

aw bye bye kenzan. bring me back a pikachu sweater

[Bokushingu]

hey ccheeck we need to sneak up on him while he's at the coed bath thing.
whup him up real good while he's, uhhmmm, distracted hahaha

[Kenzan]

aw bye bye kenzan. bring me back a pikachu sweater

They have XXXXXL in Japan?




..If so, Sweet!
I might able to actually wear a Yukata and not look like a total fruitloop.


hey ccheeck we need to sneak up on him while he's at the coed bath thing.
whup him up real good while he's, uhhmmm, distracted hahaha

Didn't you know?
My Godzilla skin makes me impervious to almost anything.
Except being tickled, and no one here wants that.

[Kenshi]

All to the way tot he Land of Kendo yet the man doesnt take his bogu to Osaka.

Is he afraid?

Or is there something hes hiding?

[ccheck5]

hey ccheeck we need to sneak up on him while he's at the coed bath thing.
whup him up real good while he's, uhhmmm, distracted hahahai dont think i'd want to sneak up on a huge naked white man. its going to look very wrong lolz


They have XXXXXL in Japan?




..If so, Sweet!
I might able to actually wear a Yukata and not look like a total fruitloop.



Didn't you know?
My Godzilla skin makes me impervious to almost anything.
Except being tickled, and no one here wants that.hey i only wear xl

[Kenzan]

All to the way tot he Land of Kendo yet the man doesnt take his bogu to Osaka.

Is he afraid?

Or is there something hes hiding?

No, I have a wife a kid and have to carry enough of their luggage like the big, dumb pack mule that I am.

Besides, if I smacked up you or your boys too much,
You'd have to commit Seppuku or something,
~and I just couldn't live with that shame,
soooo, I'd have to commit seppuku, then there'd be revenge killings,
,,,and more Seppuku, and drive by fruitings,....

...you get the idea, the paperwork would be just simply horrendous.


Besides,
I suck,
so there's that.

[Maku-san]

No, I have a wife a kid and have to carry enough of their luggage like the big, dumb pack mule that I am.

Besides, if I smacked up you or your boys too much,
You'd have to commit Seppuku or something,
~and I just couldn't live with that shame,
soooo, I'd have to commit seppuku, then there'd be revenge killings,
,,,and more Seppuku, and drive by fruitings,....

...you get the idea, the paperwork would be just simply horrendous.


Besides,
I suck,
so there's that.

WHOOOOT!!!! :laugh::laugh:

[swyn]

No, I have a wife a kid and have to carry enough of their luggage like the big, dumb pack mule that I am.

Besides, if I smacked up you or your boys too much,
You'd have to commit Seppuku or something,
~and I just couldn't live with that shame,
soooo, I'd have to commit seppuku, then there'd be revenge killings,
,,,and more Seppuku, and drive by fruitings,....

...you get the idea, the paperwork would be just simply horrendous.


Besides,
I suck,
so there's that.

Got a great idea.
Go to Tozando in Kyoto.
Get an excellent quality tezashi bogu.
Train while you're there.
Then ship the bogu back home...

This way you won't have to carry it.
What'd you say? <evil grin>

Yuko

[Kenzan]

Got a great idea.
Go to Tozando in Kyoto.
Get an excellent quality tezashi bogu.
Train while you're there.
Then ship the bogu back home...

This way you won't have to carry it.
What'd you say? <evil grin>

Yuko

It IS a good idea.
I was originally going to Kyoto before Oita, but I heard it's at the peak tourist season so it would be crowded and expensive.
I wanted to see some Samurai theme park they had there..
Oh yes, and I guess they have other stuff there too..

LOL

The dollar being what it is, i decided to catch it next time.

Besides, don't they sell Iaito and bogu at 7-11 next to the Bentos?

:)

[xvikingx]

If you don't bring your bogu the only thing you've taken on is a vacation.

BTW it doesn't snow in Oita.

[Maku-san]

It IS a good idea.

The dollar being what it is, i decided to catch it next time.

Besides, don't they sell Iaito at 7-11 next to the Bentos?

:)

From what I understand, they moved them next to the sundries section, next to the...erm....uh.... never mind. :emb:

[Maku-san]

If you don't bring your bogu the only thing you've taken on is a vacation.

Pretty much a universal thing with every sport/martial art. Don't bring your surfboard, you're sight seeing. Don't bring your motorcycle, you're on a walking tour. Don't bring your prophylactics, you're on a quick trip to the clinic for some shots. (((SHRUG)))

[Kenzan]

BTW it doesn't snow in Oita.

Yeah yeah..
Well they have Monkeys.
And I'm totally going to put a miniature saddle on one of them a ride him down the mountain.

[xvikingx]

That's one dead monkey.

[shidokurisu]

Wow, have fun Kenzan, I am sure you and your family (and your antics) will have a wonderful time there. Take as many photos as you can and please try to not squish ALL of the wildlife.

[Paikea]

That's one dead monkey....but one hell of a picture for the Shinbun front page. "Crazy Gaijin Kills National Treasure!".

Oh, and they bite nasty, cowboy.

[Kenzan]

Oh, and they bite nasty, cowboy.

That's ok.

So do I.

:D

[Maku-san]

That's ok.

So do I.

:D

Just put ketchup on the furry part.

Yum.

[MAZ77]

3 pages of replies? Will you go already?

[Kenzan]

3 pages of replies? Will you go already?

Just for that Sensei,
I'm not bringing you back the Hello kitty underwear you requested.












...Oh alright..I'll still bring them.
I can never say no to you.
:D

[Kenshi]

Well, I could always take you to keiko on Sunday. You can sit and watch. You can dump the baggage (wife/kid) in the nearby coffee shop and at least pretend you are a man.

[Fred27]

Have fun dude. Dont forget to check out Gifu Castle. Apparently there is a Kenzan fan-club over there :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtjWFQt2dZM

[JoDuncan]

Haha, the image of a giant, slightly retarded, warrior squirrel riding a normal sized, slightly fictional, snow monkey is an amusing one...

You'll have a good time dude. Have a cup of that weird jellified lumpy, eggy & fishy juice on me.

I look back on my short trip there with a smile, and a growling belly... developed a taste for that unagi shiz. Nectar.... although their sannies do suck. (and i'm not referring to any kind of femine hygiene product when i say sannies... although i imagine they'd suck somewhat also, lest their application be something different from which I had assumed it was... only ever used one once and it took a month to get the bloody thing out...)

[James]

(and i'm not referring to any kind of femine hygiene product when i say sannies... although i imagine they'd suck somewhat also, lest their application be something different from which I had assumed it was... only ever used one once and it took a month to get the bloody thing out...)

A common gaijin mistake,
on oriental ladies the slit is horizontal.


did I go to far?

[JoDuncan]

A common gaijin mistake,
on oriental ladies the slit is horizontal.


did I go to far?

I'd say so....

[ccheck5]

A common gaijin mistake,
on oriental ladies the slit is horizontal.


did I go to far?
..........never

[atgm]

I'd say so....

Agreed. "oriental"? "slit"? Come on. I'm sure you can make much funnier jokes without stooping to backward racism.

Maybe I just don't have a sense of humor, but I'm originally from central Pennsylvania and I'm sick of those kinds of comments.

[Maku-san]

Just for that Sensei,
I'm not bringing you back the Hello kitty underwear you requested.


.Oh alright..I'll still bring them.
I can never say no to you.
:D

You could get the Hell Kitty version... :lol:

[Maku-san]

A common gaijin mistake,
on oriental ladies the slit is horizontal.


did I go to far?

A bit... but let's just say that them ladies make FANTASTIC lovers! :evil:

[Kenzan]

Well Peeps,
The plane has just landed, and already the denizens of The Land of the Gods are fleeing in terror at the site of my Gozidliness.
Actually, I'm writing this to you from an Awseome Onsen hotel in which I think I was just raped by a Massage chair.
I think I'm in love.
About to go to dinner, and then get all nekkid in the Onsen.

Ok funny item #1.
I saw a bus line called, (Get this)

'The Salad Express'

I already had to exchange my Yukata for a "Sumo-size."
I just hope I don't walk into the ladies side.

Be a shame if that happened.
Pix to come after I've rested.
Zombie time.

[Maku-san]

Well Peeps,

About to go to dinner, and then get all nekkid in the Onsen.



I don't see how you can... esp. since you're madly in love with that rapist massage chair! :eek:

[Maku-san]

A bit... but let's just say that them ladies make FANTASTIC lovers! :evil:

Self-correction... you were quite a bit off base, because I consider Oriental ladies to be fantastic lovers!!! :wink:

And damn... their demureness in a kimono beats down anything Hugh Hefner can put between the sheets of his rag-azine! :laugh:

[Kenzan]

Deep in-country now.

Where's the nearest store?

http://voicesofthesword.com/Zanshinmaru/Picture%20188.jpg


No one seems to know.

Holy crap.

[JSchmidt]

Could you upload a bigger version of that picture??

[Kenzan]

Could you upload a bigger version of that picture??

E?
Nani?

Eigo wakarenai.

Gomen ne.

[Kenzan]

.................

[swyn]

Yaaaay, you're alive!
Starting to wonder what happened to you! lol

yeah, that definitely look like Inaka...

I'd say Western Bucks County PA looks about the same Inaka-do though...
(Hope no one from that area is reading this...)

Yuko

[Kenzan]

Yaaaay, you're alive!
Starting to wonder what happened to you! lol

yeah, that definitely look like Inaka...

I'd say Western Bucks County PA looks about the same Inaka-do though...
(Hope no one from that area is reading this...)

Yuko

LOL
Alive, dazed, and confused.
It took about 18 hours to get here, by planes, trains, and automobiles.

The good news is, my Japanese just got bumped up to the next level.
The bad news is, I still can't understand about half of what people are talking about.
Especially with these strange dialects folks seem to have.

Anyway,
Here's The Photo stream thus far!

Enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32354551@N08/

[Bokushingu]

Deep in-country now.

Where's the nearest store?

http://voicesofthesword.com/Zanshinmaru/Picture%20188.jpg


No one seems to know.

Holy crap.


Kewl!!! you having fun? :)

[Anonymous]

Nice pics, take a ton and post em for us :p

[yoda-waza]

Where are you? Beppu?

[Kenshi]

Starting to wonder what happened to you

Me too.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

[Kenzan]

Where are you? Beppu?

Going tomorrow.


Me too.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Yeah, sorry George.
Minor technical difficulties.
Mostly that being my head was swimming six ways to Sunday from the itinerary and I've just now figured out how to operate that infernal (Yet Blessed) Cell phone.

[ZealUK]

Notice you got the vending machine and washlet pictures sorted out.

Everyone takes those at some point.

Give me a shout if you end up going to Kagoshima.

[swyn]

Ahhhh! Onsen breakfast!!!!!
I'M JEALOUS!!!!
lol

Have fun Kenzan!

Yuko

[Maku-san]

I love Goro-Chan!!! :D

[shidokurisu]

Wow, I have gone through all the Flickr Photos and it looks like you are having a lot of fun and seeing some awesome stuff.

Minus that spider... That thing looks like it came from Hell for the sole purpose of scaring everything on the face of the earth...

The shops, the markets, the nature all looks so cool.

How are prices over there might I ask?

Is the trip something you would consider "expensive"? Are the normal things around town and/or in shops expensive compared to the US?

I am so eager to go, but I really need to figure it out financially.

I am slated to go sometime in late 09 or early 10 with my university, but I would like to go on my own also.

Keep having fun and take some more videos! Preferrably with some witty dialogue! lol

[Kenzan]

The shops, the markets, the nature all looks so cool.


A bit higher for some things, and a bit lower for others, it depends, but I have not seen anything super outrageous either way.
I think it also depends on where you are.
Here in the country, things are fairly cheap.
BTW: I discovered Don Quixote last night..

It's...Erm..interesting..to say the least.



I am so eager to go, but I really need to figure it out financially.


Again, it depends where you want to go. Airfare to Tokyo is cheap, but I understand everything else is outrageous.
Airfare to where I am however, was insanely expensive, but I stayed in a nice Ryokan in Beppu for a night, and room & board plus meals and all you can stand Onsen was only 19,800 Yen.

That's approx $198.00 in U.S. Money, give or take.



I am slated to go sometime in late 09 or early 10 with my university, but I would like to go on my own also.


I am of the opinion that if you go it alone, unless your Japanese is perfect, and even if you can read, you will have a fairly miserable time (at least until you can make a friend to explain things to you.)

Even simple things like getting around using the train, bus, or taxis is a small feat of mental engineering.

Note: Take the ticket on the bus when you get on, and make sure you have the proper amount ready when you get off, or you might get yelled at.

The good news is, most transportation modes (except taxis) often have English signs (sometimes) or even an English speaking announcement, but don't count on it.

This is all to say that it is highly confusing.
Add to that the culture shock, the local dialects, and you are in for a strange time.

It gets better though, and most people here are very helpful to foreigners. Also, many train stations have a Foreign Information office for help as well.



Keep having fun and take some more videos! Preferrably with some witty dialogue! lol

I'm having the time of my life, actually.
I'd better be careful though..I may find myself wanting to move here.

[Kenzan]

Minus that spider... That thing looks like it came from Hell for the sole purpose of scaring everything on the face of the earth...


I should mention that these things are HUGE, and EVERYWHERE!

Overall, the bugs here are just..just..just...

ARGGGHH EVERYWHERE!!!

I am not kidding, I saw a Cockroach so big last night, it had a Dog in it's mouth.

And there's even some gargantuan insect varieties that cause the locals to shrug their shoulders when asked:

"OMG WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING!!!"

[Fred27]

Kenzan..I have some bad news..Please sit down before you view this photo. (http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/11/17/funny-pictures-roomservice-i-brings-yur-breakfast/)

[swyn]

I should mention that these things are HUGE, and EVERYWHERE!

Overall, the bugs here are just..just..just...

ARGGGHH EVERYWHERE!!!



Kenzan... It must be local, I've never seen those in the suburbs of Tokyo...
(I'm from near the Tokyo Narita Airport, which is NOT in Tokyo.)

Yuko

[Kenzan]

Just finished a three day Onsen Ryokan and Jinjya tour in the Mountains.....

Neither words nor pictures can describe the experience.

All the trees here in the Mountains are turning brilliant shades of red, yellow, orange and purple.
Even the shadows are colored.

Breathtaking.
It's also really cold up here.

Getting lot of strange looks and gawking from the locals.

You think they'd never seen 6'3 Gaikokujin before.
:D

Same with the Ryokan.
I get the impression some of these don't get many foreigners, if any at all.
The people are very kind and patient for the most part, and the food is sublime.
Lots of Mountain vegetables.

~Never thought I could eat a fish whole.

Also, I think I've got my Iron/Sulfur/(and other various minerals) supplements for life at this point.
The Kenshi here in the mountains seem to take Kendo very seriously.
They seem zealously polite, to the point of overkill.

At one of the Mountain Jinjya dedicated to Hachiman, (The god of war) I saw a team of foreigners video documenting a Kenjutsu demonstration by what apparently was the head Sensei for that Ryuha. Just stumbled across it really.
Very nice to say the least.

More pix to come, but I'm really quite exhausted.

~Taking 5 Onsen per day takes a lot out of you.
LOL
:D

[Kenzan]

Kenzan... It must be local, I've never seen those in the suburbs of Tokyo...
(I'm from near the Tokyo Narita Airport, which is NOT in Tokyo.)

Yuko

Okasan (She makes me call her that, it's cute)
says that all since they are close to Taiwan, a lot of strange insects and vegetables are popping up.

For example, I found a squash growing in the wild the other day which is hard and spiky. It looks like if you mounted it on a stick you could do some serious damage. lol.

There's also walking stick insects here which are at least a foot long.

[Kenzan]

I'm having the time of my life, actually.
I'd better be careful though..I may find myself wanting to move here.

Yup. Definitely.

Just found out how little it costs for land and to build a house on it.
It's even cheaper if one of your family members already owns land.

Compared to California, it's practically free.

Though I'll have to see if I can augment the the plans a bit to incorporate higher doorways and larger Ofuro section.
My head feels like a squashed melon.

[Kenzan]

Just added more photos.
More descriptions later.
Check for updates!

http://flickr.com/photos/32354551@N08/

[ZealUK]

Yup. Definitely.

Just found out how little it costs for land and to build a house on it.
It's even cheaper if one of your family members already owns land.



As long as you have your 永住権 and sufficient 頭金.

Though a family member owning the land makes things much easier. The inaka is the place to be!

[Kenzan]

As long as you have your 永住権 and sufficient 頭金.

Though a family member owning the land makes things much easier. The inaka is the place to be!

I think there's a waiver if you bring enough cash.

Which brings me to my second point:

I think I'll get rich selling hot canned coffee from a vending machine in front of my house.

HAH!
:D

BTW: Looks like it is going to snow in the mountains tomorrow.
It's freezing!
And no Dotera my size either.
Chiku-shooooOOOoooOOOOooou!!!

[Kenshi]

The inaka is the place to be!

Shame about the "girls" there really....

[swyn]

Okasan (She makes me call her that, it's cute)
says that all since they are close to Taiwan, a lot of strange insects and vegetables are popping up.

For example, I found a squash growing in the wild the other day which is hard and spiky. It looks like if you mounted it on a stick you could do some serious damage. lol.

There's also walking stick insects here which are at least a foot long.

Ahh. I see.

Can that be bitter squash? Or Goya as people in Okinawa call it?
If so, they're edible. Bitter as the name implies, but good when cooked right. The bitterness gets addicting after a while.

Yuko

[Oroshi]

I love goya. I can't get enough of it.

When I moved here I found a shop selling goya for ￥100 each, and quickly became addicted.

I want some chanpuru now.

[swyn]

I love goya. I can't get enough of it.

When I moved here I found a shop selling goya for ￥100 each, and quickly became addicted.

I want some chanpuru now.

Ahhhh, that's my favorite dish!

My granpa had this beautiful arbor with roses at the gate to the house.
After he got ill, granma killed the roses and planted goya instead.
She's cleary all for the usefulness than the beauty.
So you get hit by those spiky squash as you go through the gate. :ko:

Yuko

[Kenzan]

Ahh. I see.

Can that be bitter squash? Or Goya as people in Okinawa call it?
If so, they're edible. Bitter as the name implies, but good when cooked right. The bitterness gets addicting after a while.

Yuko

Yeah, I think that's it.
Green spiky squash looking thing.
Okasan called it an "Oni" something or other and said it was bitter, and came from Okinawa.

I was curious, so I bit it.

Oishikune!!!
Blecch.....
:(

LOL

[Kenzan]

Ahhhh, that's my favorite dish!


Even more than Kani or Hotate?
Usotsuke!

http://images.google.co.jp/imgres?imgurl=http://www.consadole.net/account/masamaru/images/20060203-00.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.consadole.net/masamaru/monthly/200602&usg=__ONavfLeSL_w708q5YudWDhhJF0I=&h=135&w=180&sz=26&hl=ja&start=20&um=1&tbnid=38oONFWuRwXCVM:&tbnh=76&tbnw=101&prev=/images%3Fq%3Doita%2Bhotate%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dja%26cl ient%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN
:D

[Kenzan]

Today, sadly, I'm leaving for home.
We'll travel to Hakata today and catch a connection to Osaka then to L.A. tomorrow.
Definitely I'm going to eat some famous Hakata Ramen, though I won't get Super Kotteri this time.
I've learned that Kotteri style here basically means you get a bowl of pork lard oatmeal that just happens to have some noodles in it.

See you stateside!

Jya.

[swyn]

Even more than Kani or Hotate?
Usotsuke!

http://images.google.co.jp/imgres?imgurl=http://www.consadole.net/account/masamaru/images/20060203-00.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.consadole.net/masamaru/monthly/200602&usg=__ONavfLeSL_w708q5YudWDhhJF0I=&h=135&w=180&sz=26&hl=ja&start=20&um=1&tbnid=38oONFWuRwXCVM:&tbnh=76&tbnw=101&prev=/images%3Fq%3Doita%2Bhotate%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dja%26cl ient%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN
:D

All right, you got me there, I'll go for sashimi/sushi rather than chanpuru any time. lol
(Demo Usotsuke iuna!! lol)

Uni, ika, ikura, sake, hamachi are the usual set I get in case you want to treat me. :laugh:

couldn't see the image, what was it, Kani?

Yuko

[Kenzan]

Uni, ika, ikura, sake, hamachi are the usual set I get in case you want to treat me. :laugh:

couldn't see the image, what was it, Kani?

Yuko

Kaiten Zushi!!!
WhooOOOHOOOooOO~!
LET'S GO!!!!



couldn't see the image, what was it, Kani?

Kore:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1326/1341317689_3e2baeae11_m.jpg
We ate a MOUNTAIN of them!
Mwahahahah! :evil:

UUmai yo!!!!
:D

Hakata City was just...just...incredible.
I visited Ramen Stadium and did at least 5 Kiadama of Cha-shu Ramen, which must be experienced as there is no such flavor anywhere else I'm sure.
Will post full photos later.

Just got back.
Samishi already...
:(

[Kenzan]

Shame about the "girls" there really....

You're so spoiled.
:D

Just to give your city props,
Osaka women (and dudes) were quite good-looking there.
Food was also overall the best as well.
I guess Osaka people are noisy about the taste.

However, Hakata was the place to be for fashion it seemed.

[ZealUK]

Shame about the "girls" there really....

Well I live on the outskirts of the city, so no shortage there. Not that it makes a difference when you're married with kids.

[Kenzan]

Well I live on the outskirts of the city, so no shortage there. Not that it makes a difference when you're married with kids.

Hooray for thigh-high stockings and short-shorts.

16:00 and 19:00 is the happy time.

mmm..Mizu shoubai........................................... .................

Na!
( waaaaaaa)



Hmm....
No sukebe emotocon.

Shame that.
:laugh:

P.s. I would have taken photos of some of the Bijin na Josei,
But as I am also married, I enjoy breathing, so no comment further.

:D

Ima ni Oita no sake nondemasu.

Oita no mizu wa oiishii...

[Fred27]

Hooray for thigh-high stockings and short-shorts.

16:00 and 19:00 is the happy time.

mmm..Mizu shoubai........................................... .................

Na!
( waaaaaaa)



Hmm....
No sukebe emotocon.

Shame that.
:laugh:

P.s. I would have taken photos of some of the Bijin na Josei,
But as I am also married, I enjoy breathing, so no comment further.

So no smoochy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcLNyWnQ5VM) for you then? :)

[swyn]

Kaiten Zushi!!!
WhooOOOHOOOooOO~!
LET'S GO!!!!

You're not going to believe it... never been to kaiten-zushi before. lol.


Kore:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1326/1341317689_3e2baeae11_m.jpg
We ate a MOUNTAIN of them!
Mwahahahah! :evil:

Ahhhh! ...drool...

Hakata City was just...just...incredible.
I visited Ramen Stadium and did at least 5 Kiadama of Cha-shu Ramen, which must be experienced as there is no such flavor anywhere else I'm sure.
Will post full photos later.

5 Kaedama!!! that's IMPOSSIBLE!!! lol
Searched on it, is this it?
http://www.citydo.com/themepark/kyushu/0257.html

Just got back.
Samishi already...
:(

Have you thought about moving to Japan? :smoker:

Yuko

[Kenzan]

Have you thought about moving to Japan? :smoker:


Indeed. I have.
Though I'm still on the high from the trip, and might not be looking at things with 100% non-bias, it does look like that's going to end up happening in the next few years.



You're not going to believe it... never been to kaiten-zushi before. lol.


Well, we need to remedy that for you, don't we?
There's one in L.A., so if you ever visit here, consider yourself treated.
:)



Ahhhh! ...drool...


Mmmm..Kani Miso...So what's the seafood situation where you are at?



5 Kaedama!!! that's IMPOSSIBLE!!! lol
Searched on it, is this it?
http://www.citydo.com/themepark/kyushu/0257.html


5 Kaiadama is a good snack for me.
Katamen, no less.
I came in 2and at a Ramen eating contest a few years back.
The winner ate 28 in one hour.
I ate 26.


....And could not leave the restaurant under my own power.
:D


Here's the final batch of Photos~!

Kenzan's Japan Trip (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32354551@N08/sets/72157609712296751/)

[Maku-san]

Domo arigato gozaimasu, Kenzan-san, for a beautifully photographed travelogue! It's almost as if I was there!!! :smiley:

However, I miss Goro-chan!!! :cry:

[Kenzan]

Domo arigato gozaimasu, Kenzan-san, for a beautifully photographed travelogue! It's almost as if I was there!!! :smiley:

However, I miss Goro-chan!!! :cry:

Glad you liked it Maku-Kun.

I miss Goro-Chan as well.
He ran away during my stay you know.
Took me 4 hours to catch him.
Good leg training running up and down those blasted mountains trying to catch the little bugger.
It was a great game for him to watch me suffer.

LOL

[Kenshi]

However, Hakata was the place to be for fashion it seemed.

* cough *

Says KWs own fashion guru.

* cough *

[Maku-san]

Glad you liked it Maku-Kun.

I miss Goro-Chan as well.
He ran away during my stay you know.
Took me 4 hours to catch him.
Good leg training running up and down those blasted mountains trying to catch the little bugger.
It was a great game for him to watch me suffer.

LOL

*LOL*:laugh: Now you have your Goro-chan Kendo Training Regimen. :laugh:

[xvikingx]

However, I miss Goro-chan!!! :cry:
You are emotionally attached to another person's dog that you've only seen in pictures?

[Kenzan]

You are emotionally attached to another person's dog that you've only seen in pictures?

Not emotionally.

Sexually.

[Kenzan]

* cough *

Says KWs own fashion guru.

* cough *

What?!
I'm fashionable.

Socially unacceptable perhaps, but fashionable.

I stop being so fashionable at the thigh-high stockings though.

[Charles Lockhar]

You are emotionally attached to another person's dog that you've only seen in pictures?
Not emotionally.

Sexually.

"Sexually attached?" Like, siamese twins or something...?

[Kenzan]

"Sexually attached?" Like, siamese twins or something...?

It's one of those things where if it has to be explained,

You're doing it wrong.

[Kenzan]

BTW, Looks like they caught the guy who killed that retired Minister in Japan.
As The British say, a real nutter.

Japanese man blames murders on death of pet dog
An Japanese man accused of killing two people and seriously injuring a third has allegedly blamed his actions on the fact that his pet dog was put down when he was 12.


By Julian Ryall in Tokyo
Last Updated: 6:29AM GMT 24 Nov 2008

Takeshi Koizumi, 46, is accused of killing bureaucrat Takehiko Yamaguchi and his wife Michiko last week and stabbing 72-year-old Yasuko Yoshihara.

He was arrested on suspicion of violating the sword and firearms control law while police prepare a murder case against him.

Mr. Yamaguchi was a retired vice minister in the health ministry in Japan, while Mrs. Yoshihara's husband, Kenji, had held the same position.

After the attacks security was tightened in the Kasumigaseki district of ministry building in Tokyo as police searched for an individual who seemed to have a grudge against the government's policies on pensions, in which both men had been involved.

But e-mail messages sent to media on Saturday evening, shortly before Koizumi handed himself in to police, may reveal his true motivations.

"The uprising this time is not a pension terror attack," a message sent to Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. stated.

"This is revenge for the killing by a healthcare center of a member of my family 34 years ago," the message stated. "Even now, they continue to kill as many as 500,000 innocent pets every year. They need to know that if they continue with this needless butchery then it will come back to them."

Koizumi's rented car contained eight knives, including one covered in blood.

In an interview with the Yomiuri newspaper, the suspect's father confirmed that the family had adopted a stray dog when Koizumi was in elementary school but eventually had it put down because it barked constantly.

He said he received a phone call from his son the night he surrendered to police, the first time he had spoken with him for a decade.

"I want to tell my son to punish himself and not to be so lacking in shame as to stay alive," he said. "I don't know what to say to the family. I really should kill myself.

[Maku-san]

Not emotionally.

Sexually.

:eek::eek::eek:

[Kenzan]

:eek::eek::eek:

Yup.
That's the expression alright.

:D

[ccheck5]

Yup.
That's the expression alright.

:D
lol japan really does take your perversion to unsafe levels

[Maku-san]

lol japan really does take your perversion to unsafe levels

Which is why Goro-chan The Awesome Kendo Dog sought to teach that impertinent pup, Kenzan-san, a lesson in canine respect by running away, uphill even.

[Kenzan]

Which is why Goro-chan The Awesome Kendo Dog sought to teach that impertinent pup, Kenzan-san, a lesson in canine respect by running away, uphill even.

Yeah, and when he ran away, when I finally cornered the lil' bastid, the Awesome Kendo Dog turned on me like this:

http://takeaction.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/snarling-dog.jpg

As if to say:

"NO WAY I'M GOING BACK JUST YET, HOMESLICE!"

I don't blame him.
If I was chained up 24-7 and just got food scraps to eat, I'd be pretty pissed as well.
I bought him a brush and a chew toy, and he didn't know what do do with either of them.

Until I slathered them with Baby-Swiss that is; introducing to him a previously unknown state of deliciousness.

I'm not certain, but I think he had a cheeze-gasm.

[Maku-san]

Whoa... Goro-Hulk! :eek:

"Cheese-gasm"?!? Sheesh. No wonder I get horny (make that hor-NAY!) when I eat nachos. :ko:

[ccheck5]

Yeah, and when he ran away, when I finally cornered the lil' bastid, the Awesome Kendo Dog turned on me like this:

http://takeaction.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/snarling-dog.jpg

As if to say:

"NO WAY I'M GOING BACK JUST YET, HOMESLICE!"

I don't blame him.
If I was chained up 24-7 and just got food scraps to eat, I'd be pretty pissed as well.
I bought him a brush and a chew toy, and he didn't know what do do with either of them.

Until I slathered them with Baby-Swiss that is; introducing to him a previously unknown state of deliciousness.

I'm not certain, but I think he had a cheeze-gasm.lol cheeze-gasm only in japan


Whoa... Goro-Hulk! :eek:

"Cheese-gasm"?!? Sheesh. No wonder I get horny (make that hor-NAY!) when I eat nachos. :ko: WTF!?!?!?!?

[Maku-san]

lol cheeze-gasm only in japan

wtf!?!?!?!?

roflmao!!!!

[shidokurisu]

LOLWUT?

|(....o.o)/

[Chaby]

. . . Goro-chan The Awesome Kendo Dog . . .

Well, lucky me, since I have my very own awesome kendo dog, and his name is:

Goro!

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v371/164/112/623078788/n623078788_1019262_8249.jpg

He is ten years old Great Dane, and he truly is an awesome dog.
:)