You know you’re not really a tourist when…

Daddy — Mon, 28 May 2007 03:51:44 +0000

Last major entry…

Daddy — Mon, 21 May 2007 02:36:04 +0000

Here’s the last couple of days worth of journal from the trip… Saturday the 12th through Monday the 14th.

Catching up, part 2…

Daddy — Sat, 19 May 2007 02:14:33 +0000

This is Wednesday the 9th through Friday the 11th…

Catching up, part 1…

Daddy — Fri, 18 May 2007 04:38:58 +0000

Well, unfortunately, I didn’t really have as much access to the internet as I originally figured on, so I wasn’t able to keep the blog updated. However, I did write out 30+ pages in the trip notebook that I carried pretty much everywhere we went, and now it’s time to start catching up… This is Saturday the 5th through Tuesday the 8th.

So what if the Hokey Pokey really is what it’s all about?

Heather — Fri, 11 May 2007 14:18:21 +0000

So, usually, when one visits a Shinto shrine in Japan, there is a ritual that is performed in front of the main shrine. A 5 yen coin is thrown into the offering pit – the gods like those because they have holes in them – and then you bow twice, clap twice to call the gods to you, pray, bow, and you’re done.

However, if you’re a gaijin (foreigner) who had a bit too much shochu the night before, and made bets that you really shouldn’t have in the first place, and you decide to throw in a 50 yen coin (which also has a hole in it), you might decide to get a little fancy.

(It’s a really big file, so I apologize, especially if you have a slower connection.)

(This really isn’t a good idea. Don’t try this if you ever go to a shrine in Japan. They will look at you funny. Really.)

You know you’re not really a tourist when…

Last major entry…

Catching up, part 2…

Catching up, part 1…

So what if the Hokey Pokey really *is* what it’s all about?

So what if the Hokey Pokey really is what it’s all about?