Wednesday, July 31, 2013

July 2013

七月

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Ride bikes, eat ramen, and listen to hip hop music. What could be better?

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Baby white tigers, for one.

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These dudes are nuts.

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But can you drift this?

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I know I don't write in detail about many adventures anymore.

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Shirakawa-go just happened to be on my route between Niigata and Kyoto. Score! This shit was totes in the bucket list.

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Rad looking toll road up in Gifu Prefecture. Too bad it costs about $40 to drive it! And too bad they don't allow motorcycles on it! The fuck? I asked the toll gate lady and she said it was because the road is too narrow. 狭いだね!

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I stopped at a nearby ice cream shop, and the ice cream maker showed me this nearby river. Neat, half goes to the Pacific, and half to the East China Sea Sea of Japan.

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Mean-muggin' matsuri man.

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Gion Matsuri! Another check-off. How was it, this the most famous of Japanese festivals? Pretty much just like all the other ones. If you read up a little, there is some interesting history behind the floats and what not, but on the surface these festivals are kind of crowded and hot. Just sayin.

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Biwa-ko is tight. I'll be back.

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I should make a separate post about some of the hikes I've done lately. This one, up the Yatsubuchi-no-take, is a must do for anyone in the Kansai area. Do it now!

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3 comments:

Ἀντισθένης said...

Tastes like chicken...

Michael said...

That shot of Kamo River from Sanjo bridge is nice.

Elliot Sanchez said...

I enjooyed reading this