Dralion Cirque du soliel in Tokyo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINncTVBU0k

This show which was created in Canada has grown to become an international phenomenon and it just keeps getting more and more popular. This was the first time for me to see one of their performances but I'm sure it won't be the last time.

This shows name was ' Dralion' because Cirque du soliel decided to include some Chinese acrobatics into its ever evolving spectacle of strength, balance, agility among other abilities. The word Dralion is a combination of the words Dragon representing the east and Lion representing the west. The theme for this show is the elements FIRE, WIND, WATER and EARTH and it brought to life an amazing mythical world of light, dance, music and entertainment. To describe what they did in the show would be futile because I could never do it justice but I have included a link to a video that can whet your appetite for the real thing. So get out there and buy your tickets ASAP I promise you won't be disappointed. And for all you guys that are saying 'ya right like I'd go to a show like that' remember there are a whole lot of beautiful women in skin tight suits to keep you happy.

fuji-Q highland

This has to be the best amusment park in Japan. It has the tallest, fastest rollercoasters in the world, but also the one with the most inversions in the fourth demension which means the car you are in also tilts and flips over depending on the direction and angle you are traveling. It also provides a nice view of Mt. Fuji from many of the rides if you look closely you can see Fuji behind me. There is something amazing about the feeling you get when you are being whirled around at break neck speeds and looking at one of the most majestic mountians in the world.

East meets west

It's very common and almost traditional for Japanese people to drink with their coworkers regularly. One of these occasions is the ever popular welcome party for new employees. In a small company each individual will receive a welcome party where as in a large company the recruits for each year will receive a group party. This type of party usually consists of speeches from each section of the company starting with lower employees and ending with the highest management or even sometimes the owner of the company. The party starts out rather formal but after large amounts of beer and sake in takes the direction any party would take with a bunch of drunk friends and coworkers. We tell jokes, exchange stories and sometimes act like fools. GOOD TIMES!

who doesn｀t love beer?

Japanese love of sake is well known,but what's not as well known is their affection for beer. Not just Japanese beer either,but beer from all over the globe. The beer in the pic is Belgian and @ 11% alcohol it has a real kick, but a smooth taste. Just watch you don｀t down too many or your date may end up looking like the pic on the bottle when you finally sobber up.

Japanese Onsen

In Japan
'onsen' or hot spring or bath is a very popular past time. Recently, my wife and I went to a great amusement park near the base of Mt. Fuji. It has the tallest and the fastest roller coasters in the world as well as the roller coaster with the most spins in the 4Th dimension(your seat spins around). But after a long day of scaring the sh!t out of ourselves its great to relax in a hot bath and when I say hot I mean it. At an average 42 degrees Celsius a Japanese 'onsen' is well above the average temperature of any North American hot tub. This one was on the balcony of our b and b and built for two but when my wife got out I had a chance to kick back and relax. Good times!!!

It's the begining of spring in Japan so that means festivals! Festivals mean food, beautiful girls and sometimes food shaped like girls.

In the second pic is some kind of pudding treat and she says 'Go ahead, you can like them!'

Japan is the land of festivals for everything from the famous cherry blossom viewing parties which consists of thousands of people eating and drinking in parks and sometimes people even look at the cherry blossoms to historical festivals where they act out ancient samurai wars. All of these include food, alcohol and many people in beautiful yukatas. A yukata is like a casual kimono usually wore at fireworks festivals but recently people wear them for all sorts of occasions. So get out there and enjoy but hopefully your hayfever doesn't slow you down. If it does just have a few more beers and forget about it.

my computer is toying with me so i will resume blogging ASAP
see you soon
peace