shibuya street interviews #1

question: "tell me about your outfit."



ryuske (left): i like to dress differently when i go out. in tokyo, it's very hard because so many people want to be eyecatching and have something on that no one else has. it's a kind of duality.... this drive to be different, but by everyone trying to be different, it's a type of conformity. know what i mean? yeah...well, i just want to be "different" different and not conform to anyone else's style.

hiroshi: this was what was on my floor! just grab and go!


question: "tell me about your bags."



aiko (left): i brought the white purse because it matches my boots. and see my coach bag? i have a rich, older boyfriend who gives me presents. [laughs] he bought me these bags on his last trip to america. my friends thought it wasn't a real coach, but it is! he also pays for my trips to the salon. recently, i went to sin den. do you know sin den? it's famous from london.

akiko: well, don't tell anyone, but this bag isn't real louis! i bought it when i went to hk [hong kong]. why do so many japanese have louis? well...i don't really know, but it's kinda like....you have this pressure to be somewhat similar to your friends, but everyone is still an individual. i'm not sure if that makes sense or not, but it's like....well, maybe just seeing it around so much, it just kinda makes you want to buy one too, you know? like advertising, i guess.


question: "tell me about your style."



benjiro (left): this is sort of a new style of fashion. it's called "smart hip-hop." the pants are a little baggy like hip-hop style, and the shirts are like something you might wear to the office. it's kind of like a hybrid of fashion or something.

kentaro: it's just hip-hop style. i like the big size fashions in hip-hop videos, and so that's the style of clothes i like to wear. the cross on the chain really is gold, but the chain isn't. [laughs] no, i'm not a christian. it's just...fashion.

TYO

new tokyo international airport

tokyo is a great place to have an adventure! but sometimes, i like to escape the city and go elsewhere. tuesday was a holiday, and i spent it in an unusual way. i went to the airport! nope...not to go anywhere.... just to "be" at the airport. actually, narita airport is pretty cool. they have outside observation decks where you can take pictures of the planes as they take off, land, and taxi. the deck is surrounded by wire fencing, but they've made holes big enough to stick a camera through. it was neat being there and not being rushed to catch a flight. it was kinda peaceful just watching the planes take flight as if by magic.























and if you ever find yourself there for a few hours, here are some things for you to do.

first...if you are in terminal one, go out and find the observation deck (it's on the fourth floor). it's outdoors, and you can watch the planes takeoff and land (as i did in the above photo). for authentic, real-life japanese culture, head to lawson's (convenience store) for some of what the locals REALLY eat (and green tea kit kat!). there is kaiten sushi in the restaurant area as well, and though i didn't have any, it looked pretty tasty to me. one of the best thing about the airport is that the shops don't seem to have inflated prices (the stuff in the convenience store costs exactly the same as it does at any other convenience store in japan), and even the gift shops seem to all have the same price for comparable items outside the airport.

if you have your own tips about narita airport, please leave them in the comments.

TYO

kinky!

my wifey and i went to "kinky" at la fabrique in shibuya. it was soooo amazingly fun!!! my wifey got her first girl-girl action that night (it was soooo HOT!), and i got to pour candle wax on a big, bare nipple :) :) :) no photos of those things were taken, but others exist in my flickr set called "the other side of life." enjoy!


























as much as i like kinky (this was my third time at one), my only complaint is that there is no dress code. i prefer my goth/fetish events to have a dress code so dudes in jeans and ballcaps can't just walk around, gawk, and take away from the ambience (like when english speakers speak loudly in english in non-english-speaking countries). it just feels more authentic if everyone is (at least) in black. on this note, events like "the gate" and "tokyo perve" feel more like fetish clubs.

for more info on goth and fetish clubs in japan, including a calendar of upcoming events, visit http://www.jgoth.com.

TYO

first post

welcome! this is my first post at a new place called "tokyo themepark." in this blog, i will post photos, give reviews, and share my adventures in a magical land called....tokyo. keep your hands and head inside at all times, and enjoy the ride!

TYO