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Dessert at the Mandarin Oriental. Jasmine jelly, berries, and crumble… Some special mandarin cocktail that I forgot the name of. Quite good! Chocolate shot, mandarin cheesecake and berries And the background and the food Meeting some random friends in the middle of Shibuya crossing Then …
Oh how I have missed you… Went to Shanghai for the weekend to play ultimate frisbee. Picked up with the Shanghai team. I really had forgotten how much fun ultimate frisbee was. I think this must be my first serious tournament since UK Uni nationals …
And continuing on.. Several tonne display of humans Facing down each other Last year’s champion (the guy in the middle) for the opening ceremony for the championship bracket Advertising in Japan Posturing And if you are more popular.. Stomp stomp Push push The result. Note the granny …
Sooo…. things to see in Tokyo. The Sumo 200kg men in underwear mashing into each other! The presenter Get ready! Smack Posturing before a fight Looking angryVisualising victory Bye! Open hands to show no weapons David and Goliath David has some trouble And a bit …
Spend Saturday at the Akasaka Matsuri (japanese fesitval) where they carried around these shrines (weighing several tons) around the area. Both men and women take part in this festival (although the men tend to wear skimpier clothing) and it attracts over a million people for the day. …