Party in the City

This weekend we journeyed to the biggest little city on the Hanto (peninsula) to see our friend DJ and to live it up. We had a great time, here is a photo tour.

Some embarrassing photos of myself follow so please be warned.
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First we stopped into a Kaitenzushi (Conveyer belt sushi) for dinner. I ate RAW HORSE MEAT!!! In this area of Japan, basashi (the raw horse meat) is quite popular. I was unable to snap a photo of the basashi because I was stuffing it in my mouth. This place was different from the Kaitenzushi place i went to in Tokyo. It was at least 5 times bigger and had a huge variety.


This is salmon, i think. Raw salmon is unbelievably delicious! All the fish is ridiculously fresh and reasonably priced.

They also had cakes, crepes, fruit and corn dogs on the plates. Sometimes, kids won't eat the fish, so a corn dog gets stuffed in his mouth.

Raw fish sits just heavy enough in your belly to feel full without the sluggishness that often follows overeating. We asked the the cashier at the restaurant to call us a taxi (yea, they do that for you!) and bring us to the club.

Our friend Kara djed her set and got the place dancing. The next dj was incredible in so many ways. He spun old punk and rock and roll. He started off with the Clash and Sex Pistols and kept it rolling. After a couple songs he dropped his pants. A couple songs after that he disrobed completely. So there was our DJ, naked and shameless in his great song choice and naked dancing. The DJ booth was low enough to remove any doubt about his naked talent, but high enough to keep his dignity hidden.


Next we stopped into a Karaoke place. We packed into a tiny room that the AirCon struggled to keep bearable.


We all sang songs, I was no exception.


In fact i had a great time, singing songs I didn't know, no mic needed...


...And dancing like an idiot in a room not nearly large enough for such antics.


Me, Chris and Tim, the new Boys of the Hanto, rocked it.


And I definitely sang with my eyes closed, many times. But so did everyone else.


I love japanese Karaoke, you get drinks included (or a few drinks at least) and cheap food!


Chris and I posed for some shots...


... While we sang (yelled) with way too much emotion.


This might have been Prince's Purple Rain we were destroying... I'm not sure.


Things got crazy when a crazy irish kid named David Ding started climbing through the windows.


Then tried to strip tease a very annoyed Jenny...


The next day, Chris and I walked around Shimabara a bit while Tim and Eric went to buy a new bike. I snapped this shot of the this tiny man made lake in Shimabara with Mt Unzen in the distance.


The Japanese are fearless with their hair styles and sometimes rock what we call the "Jafro" (jaf-ro). Which you can have done here:


Across the street is this great place that sells who knows what. Check out the sign:

Anarchy.Peace, Life is a journey with love and free. You said it man...