rain rain go away

couldn't have picked a worse day to ride my bike to work, without a raincoat or umbrella (fyi riding a bike with an umbrella is an offense in tokyo and if caught you can be charged up to 50 000 yen). riding against the rain with the chilly water dripping off my nose i remembered the little birdies i spotted in kamakura, a good samaritan had given them raincoats to keep the water off their pretty winter coats (???)

line up, line up for the greatest ride in town...

the weather is starting to warm things up...a relaxing sunday afternoon stroll from shibuya to harajuku can turn into a mosh pit once you hit takeshita dori. check out the line up at the ticket machines to catch a ride on the yamanote train. there are two main entrances; the takeshita entrance (seen in photo) and the omote sando entrance - both were spilling out onto the street.

fun and friendly fugu

one of my first stories was about a fugu feast i was fortunate enough to survive. back then the fugu appeared to be an infamous sea dweller with little to offer 'cept a bit o fear and mystery. little did i know the mighty trooper was into all sorts of things....

like chillin by the beach with his mates...

and amphetamines...