SUMO Time

Yea so I went to see a sumo match the other day. Which was really cool, and also very long. The matches start at 8:00 am and go on until about 6:30 pm. They say that sumo is dyeing out here in Japan, that it's not as popular with the young crowd. Come to think of it, there were a lot of old people there. Some of those guys are just big fat guys, but most are 90% muscle and about 10% fat. Really scary.

Tokyo is not really not that hard to navigate. If you can figure out the subway system then you should be able to get anywhere you need to go in about 30 minutes. All the subways are color coded which make it easy to get around. I thought it would be really scary, but I got it in about 2 days. So I feel like I'm almost a local. Now for some pictures and facts.



1) The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
2) The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.
Cheers
Derek

I LOVE FOOD!!!!!!!

Japan is the mecca for good Asian food, you want it you got it. If I were to live here I would probably be about 300 pounds. But then again I could be a sumo wrestler, but more on that later. If you know me then you know I love sushi, but Japan takes it to the next level. Not only is the sushi the best I've ever had it's also cheaper than back home. Then there's the weird stuff! Like raw Hida beef and basashi (raw horse meat.) Both of which taste like heaven, and simply fall apart in your mouth.

There's about a million little snacks here as well. Crazy stuff like 30 flavors of kit-kat, weird bean filled cakes and jelly's, and melon soda. My buddy Brian would go into shock from sugar overload. There is a little candy shop about every 15 feet, in almost every city.

I also got to see a sumo match today. It lasts about 9 hours and it's really intense. I'll post pictures in the next blog., and I'll go into a little bit more detail as well.




Facts -
1) Mario, from Super Mario, was originally named “Jumpman”, although his name was later changed to honor Nintendo of America’s landlord, Mario Segali
2) There are 10 parts of the human body that can be spelled with just 3 letters

Cheers
Derek

Now On Facebook

That's right I'm now on facebook. I've meet soooo many travelers on this trip and common denominator with all these new friends is facebook. So here I am, probably the last in the world to get facebook.

My time in the forest was just what I needed. 5 days of camping and hiking is good to cure the soul. The trip was to Kamikochi in Japan's Alps. This area of the world is beautiful in a way I can't explain. I hope these pictures will do it some justice.

Since there's a new post I must have internet, and that means I'm in........ Tokyo. Wow what an expansive and expensive city. On the contrary you can buy ANYTHING here. I'll post some pictures of Tokyo soon, but for now just enjoy the beautiful scenery.