After much debate, and laziness, this morning I decided to visit Nishi Koyama, which was a station close to my last apartment in Fudomae. I used to ride past that station from time to time and look out the windows at the interesting fruit markets, so I figured it would be a nice place to […]

Just watched the first and second episode of Samurai Champloo, the next anime series from the guy who did Cowboy Bebop for those in the know. Beautiful show, very stylish and high speed, though sometimes a bit heavy on the talking scenes. I enjoyed watching the intro, a mix of hip-hop electro and traditional Japanese […]

I really think The Gorgeous Four is better suited to a 70’s style retro super hero team, but instead, the Japanese have chosen to associate it with a four-way split toppings pizza. If the concept of tuna, mayonaise, and corn on pizza turns you on, then get over to Japan and get ready to drop […]