nice thread. brought back hella memories. i did the same thing acouple years back, solo for the most part. no real idea of what to expect, no idea of the language. but shit just works. you figure the basics and it gets you by. good idea having a journal type blog thing on here for dudes interested in travelling there. before i went i remember jumping on the tokyo thread reading simliar stories of dudes experiences, but having the flicks to acompany that shows you first hand how cool the place is.. seen myself in some of them pics too!!! shit runs out there which is the best part. 10 points on making the effort to put this together... hope it inspires dudes to get out there. peace