Phoenix Wright II

I TOTALLY got Phoenix Wright II today! It comes out in Japan tomorrow and in N.A in January!

Tokyo Ska [Updated]

I saw the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra  on Sunday.

I saw them do THAT!

They played for 2 hours, the show was sold out at a venue that fits 2300 people!

They took my camera at the door, but here’s some terrible quality cell-phone pics:

It was SOOOOOOOO GOOD! Also in Japan no one skanks to ska, they all do the Monkey, so 2300 Japanese people all doing the monkey. Definitely a sight to behold!

Engrish

Here is a lot of Engrish I’ve seen:

These workaholics come to work 3-9 on Saturday, and 2-8 Sunday, Workaholics indeed!

The autumn collection is REALLY french!

That’s the way people usually get to the Rock Garden, I suppose.

For all the Final Fantasy VII fans

it’s from the re-nais-sance, I think that’s shen mich-el-an-gelo painted.

The podiatric equivalent to off-white

Non-player characters can be found here all day!

I couldn’t buy any of that jewelry because I have a neck.

There were all along the walls of Nijojo castle, so we wouldn’t write on the battlements, I suppose…

This is the portal through which we entered Sanjusangendo, it’s from a world I might not understand.

It’s just like every other center in Japan.

I suppose this store is for “fat-bottom girls”

By the same people as Sick hair and Tight hair.

Feeling too good about things? Have a Deepresso!

Japan, home of Sentence Arranging.

I’m glad it has a plenty.

“I” before “E” Except after “D”….

It’s in this season.

Clairol, Natural Imstuncts.

I went to Kyoto!

This past weekend was the international student trip to Kyoto, and it was amazing!The trip cost about 180$, including shinkansen (bullet train) and 2 nights in a hotel, and admission to all the historical sites. It’s heavily subsidized by the school, as a one way train ticket to Kyoto is about 120$. I think we got a pretty good deal on the trip personally!

We set out for the subway, then the shinkansen at 6:30. The shinkansen left Fukuoka at 8:30 and got to Kyoto shortly before 11. That’s pretty fast, if I do say so myself! It goes about 300km/hr. Here’s a picture looking out the window of the shinkansen:

Here’s what the area around the station looks like. That’s Kyoto Tower, and it’s near our hotel.

During our stay in Kyoto we visited, among other things: Sanjusangendo it’s a temple with 1001 Buddhas in it, here’s a a pic of the building, and the pond near it, as well as a stock pic of the inside, cos they don’t allow photos:

We also went to Kyomizudera, an amazing mountain temple, that’s huge, and gorgeous and surrounded by lovely woods. Here’s a picture of it:

We also went to a temple that has 7 KM of paths lined by Shinto gates, it’s amazing. here’s a picture of some of it’s main part:

One of my favourite things we visited was Nijojo castle, it was commissioned by Ieyasu Tokugawa and was the seat of the Shogunate for a long time. Here’s a couple pictures of it’s beautiful grounds:

Here’s a picture of a random mountain temple near where we ate lunch one day:

We also saw Kinkakuji, it’s a gold plated temple in a pond, it’s gorgeous, here’s a picture:

And finally here’s a picture of Kyoto at night, from the top of the Kyoto tower:

In other news that:

is my ticket to see the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra in Fukuoka on Sunday, YAY!