Since I arrived at my new in-laws… time is just flying by. I can:t believe our shower was a week ago… it could:ve been yesterday. Japan is starting to grow on me. Sumo was something… a 5+30 wake up that day, to get us from Yoshiko:s house, to the train station, and then a two hour ride on the Shinkansen […]
Yoshiko:s love of sleeping way in gives me lots of time for writing lately. Hit the ocean yesterday. Tonnes of sand, gigantic caltrops (??)… beautiful waves… but pretty bloody windy and cold. I took some pics and we got out fast. Afterwards, picked up the guys, and met Hitomi for 100Y Kaitenzushi. That sushi on a conveyer belt that rolls […]
Tried to run an all out car day yesterday, as a sort of escape. Went drifting at Motorland Mikawa with Masaharu and his old Sunny in the morning. The boro boro style at best. Left the gas cap 2hours behind in Hamamatsu. Left turns were sloshing gas all over the track... they punted us, and we couldn:t rig anything up to make the officials happy. 3500Y gets you one hour on the track... run as much as you want... small track... 2nd gear action, third gear if your ballsy... built just for drifting. Another 2000Y gets you your second hour [...]
Arrived in Hamamatsu, and met Yoshiko:s immediate family, and some of her distant family. My ability to speak Japanese may have improved, but listening to full speed Japanese is still a major stress. I guess now I can understand how Yoshiko felt in Canada. Japanese keyboard is different… and I:m using some archaic form of notebook that can:t even wrap […]
In Yokohama today. Thug city. Even in the busy night district of Nagoya (4th biggest city in Japan) I still felt peace walking around. Here… I feel like everyone has eyes on me. This is the multicultural city of Japan, but that hasn’t really meant caucasions. Guys with bling and jeans at their knees. Guys in Nissan Presidents dropped on […]
For the car guys today. We hit the Irohazaka touge today of Nikko. Touge… if you don’t know, refers to a mountain pass… a serious backroad, and in the case of Irohazaka (featured as home of Emperor on Initial D) it’s something that we as Canadians can’t even imagine. Irohazaka, by name refers to 40 corners (or was it 44?? […]
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