Last week I got to spend another week in Japan, this time most mostly in the Tokyo area, although I did make it to the Ishikawa Prefecture for my usual run through Komatsu, Kanazawa and Unoke.  As usual I won't talk much about the business side of the trip for many reasons, including the fact that you probably don't care... not that you really care about any of this, but I figured if you made it this far I'd at least try and keep you attention before you just browse the pictures and move on with your life.

I spent Tuesday in Kawasaki, which I found out means (River) Kawa (Hope) Saki.  Guess all those motorcycle racers need to rethink their coolness now.   Luckily I quit racing green bikes at an early age.  Anyway, Kawasaki is a nice place and seemed like a fairly expensive area to live.  After our presentations, we got to eat dinner in the Ginza district which is basically the Japanese Time Square.  Lights everywhere (see pictures) and of all the places I got to visit this time I would have loved to spent more time here and enjoyed the nightlife.

Wednesday was spent in Ishikawa with more presentations and dinner at a very traditional Japanese restaurant.  We had to sit on the floor which was bad enough, but I couldn't eat because I couldn't bend far enough to reach the table.  I'm getting too old.

Thursday was spent site seeing in Kanazawa before flying back to Tokyo.  I got to visit Kenrokuen Park and Kanazawa Castle again.  The great thing this time was the cherry blossoms.  Check out the pictures!  Thursday night was spent near Shinigawa station eating Yakitorri (Grilled Chicken).  This place was the size of my bedroom, but was packed with 50 people or so.  Crazy thing about eating chicken in Japan is that you eat all the chicken.  We had hearts, livers even the bones.

Friday was a site seeing tour of Tokyo.  We visited the Tokyo tower, where Gregg became a rock star to all the school girls.  I guess they thought he was Tom Cruise or something.  Who knows, but they loved him.  We then went to Asasuka where the big Buddhist temple is, followed by the Kabuki Theatre.  This was a very interesting traditional Japanese play and you'll have to Google to understand more as it's very difficult to explain.  Afterwards we had Sukiyaki back in the Ginza district.

All in all it was a good trip and the best part was of course the heated seats!  You just don't realize how great these really are until you expect one to be warm in the middle of the night and realize it wasn't turned on when you sit down.

See the Pictures Here.

Take care,

Chris