Ok I got a half of a second wind. So below is a picture of Amy. She's the one without the beard.
We found her here:



Its called Hanegi Playpark. Its one of the best places I have ever seen. As you can see, there are bonfires. These bonfires are tended to by kids. Beautiful little cute kids. There are wood planks and holes and other dangerous things all over the place. And its great. The kids are happier than I've ever seen kids in my life.

There is a great lady who runs the place and plays celtic styled Japanese music. eventually I will upload a sample of that.

Now the plane is boarding...gotta go.

Oh yeah we were in Tokyo

We didn't have a chance to post what we saw in Tokyo. Well the majority of it looked like this:



I know these are sideways. I am extremely tired right now and blogspot makes turning these pictures so hard.

The point is Tokyo is really crowded. The one awesome exception is Hanegi Play Park. Its one of the best places on earth.

One of us will post about that soon.

28 Hours Later...

...Here we are at another Northwest lounge, this time in Detroit Rock City. Our flight is delayed 2 hours:

And here's what we feel like:

Japanmancation Returns

Here we are in the NWA lounge waiting for our flight to board. We have many great memories to take home with us. One memory is of our friends back home. Those who have not commented on our Japanmancation blog. For those that did not comment...no gifts from the mancators.

Totally Sam and Dave

-The Mancators

some gross things...

Here are some things about japan:
1. it's ok to wash your hands in the toilet. GROSS!!!
2. there is no soap in the men's rooms. GROSS!!!
3. the girls are pretty. GROSS!!!

A True Japanmancation

A real Mancation takes one thing. Men. On Vacation. These four guys are good people. I especially like one of them.

Pretentious Dichotomy

Hrmmm... Here is the modern city of Himeji... and the greater region of Kansai... as seen from HImeji Castle. Isn't that profound? It's like... modern shit... as seen from old shit... totally crazy dichotomies and all that stuff. Paradigms and whatnot.

making friends...

this is not just the sake talking. i'm being totally sam and dave here...i love you both...till the end.

Lives of quiet desperation

This is a stand-up bar, frequented by Japanese salary-men who must get drunk in order to go home to their wives. And us.

i don't want to go...

back to nagasaki where the fellows chew tobaccy and the women wicky wacky woooooooooo.

rice scooper

Here is a picture of the world's largest rice scooper. And to the right is Greg.

Good rule of thumb

Do not play with deer feces. Here is a sign from the island of Miyajima that illustrates that very important maxim.


Then again, I can't read kanji. I suppose it may be advising you to go ahead and play with that deer feces. I dunno. Fucked up island.

Things not to do in Japan unless you're dead

If you ever find yourself in Japan and you're thinking of going to Miyajima to see this

You should just go to google images as I've done here and look at all the pictures there and then plan something else.

Monkeys VS. Deer

We've seen deer. We've seen monkeys. Today we see them both together. Only one can win. One or two. Today at Miyajima Island.

Beer + Food + Grumpy Staff = Satisfaction

This is an Izakaya (居酒屋, izakaya) restaurant/bar. If I ever disappear for a month, look for me here. If you find me elsewhere then please bring me here.

AMERICA'S NEXT TOP...MONKEY??? WHAAAAAA???

baby monkey...

you are so cute. don't leave...where are you going...?



here you go, have some food. stay awhile...



ewww...you turned into the grossest monkey ever. im gonna puke.

Departure

"I've had enough," said Monkey. He started to stride away, rife with a sense of determination.

"No! No, you can't leave!" yelled Ofer. His eyes were dripping with tears, his shirt stained.

Pete put his hands on his hips, petulant. "You know what, Monkey? Fuck you," He sucked back sobs and hardened his expression. "Fuck you right in the ass. You leave whenever the fuck you want. Just don't come back. Don't come fucking back. Because once you leave, you're gone."

Monkey turned around for a moment, looking at Pete and Ofer with disdain.

"You're right, boys. I'm gone." Monkey looked at the two men sadly before continuing on his path.

"See you in the funny papers."

I will not move for shit!

The ill effects of eating Natto

Ofer had an accident in his pants. I asked him if it was number one or number two. I got the answer I dreaded.

on the philosopher's walk...

I possess the true Dharma eye, the marvelous mind of Nirvana, the true form of the formless, the subtle dharma gate that does not rest on words or letters but is a special transmission outside of the scriptures. This I entrust to Mahākāśyapa.

a picture of a condom machine...

yeah...i know.

unggghhhhhhhh...

drank too much last night, looked at butts today.

Sober Gai-Jin

The duties of Sober Gai-Jin are many. Surely the greatest of these is the duty to wake up Drunken Gai-Jin to go to Himeji and watch young boys fight with portable shrines. As Sober Gai-Jin, here are my charges.


Heh heh... duty.

ANTM COPYCAT!!!

"Ooooh I'm Ofer and I copy everything Pete does."
(I'm sick of Ofer already and it's only been 2 days...ugh.)

Dog Farts and Deer with IBS

Oh I'm on Vacation...Better ANTM

I'm Fierce!

Respect

Ofer shows a great deal of respect for Shinto shrines.

I'm Turning Japanese I Really Think so

After a nice chair massage I am really absorbing the culture. Here is the three of us chilling out

We are at the airport.

We are at the airport. We ate breakfast and now we are waiting at the gate. We went through security twice. It was Sooooo funny!!! LOL!!! This is the best trip ever!
Love,
Pete, Ofer, and Penis Vagina

Who's with me?!?!?!

I'm so excited about Japan that I actually have a boner. Who's with me? Ofer? Greg? Anyone?...?...?

TAKE THE JAPANMANCATION SUPER QUIZ

QUESTIONS

1: What has six thumbs and can't believe we're leaving tomorrow.
2: How ugly are the new U.S. passports?
3: How are we getting to the airport?


ANSWERS

1. us guys.
2. very, very ugly
3. no, seriously, how are we getting to the airport?

What's got two thumbs...

...and is going to have to spend his whole vacation on pins and needles, worrying about his favorite baseball team?

This guy.

What a loser. I'm glad I'm not like him.

14 f-ing hours...

here's the seating plan for our airplane. you can click on it to make it bigger. where should we sit?

speaking of yuko...

yuko told me that it they probably won't allow three american males to stay at a love hotel together. that kind of sucks. i can only see two solutions to this problem:

1. find 3 beautiful japanese girls to join us. i'm sure finding these girls would be easy but the room would be wicked crowded.
2. one of us dresses up like a geisha. ofer, you're the only one without a beard...

MANCATION!!!!

I'm sorry yuko...

i added that part about touching penises to your email. that wasn't nice. now i feel bad.

Countdown

In 5 more days I will not be where I am in this picture. Not for a little while.

Steamy hot wet Sento

Yeah, you like this shit? What's up... what's up.Gis'some!

japanamanafuckyou...

Oh snap! Like I told people tonight, I didn't realize you guys were actually posting here. For some reason my other blog sends me emails when people post shit. Fuck it. So, yeah, check this shit out...it's an email from my friend Yuko. She's got some good Japanese advice about Japan. I love Japan!

Here are some tips from Yuko. More to come:

hey pete,
i am so excite about your trip.
these are my personal recommendations for your trip.
hope these help to make your trip more fun.

food to try:
okonomiyaki (pan cake with veggies, meat and seafood) - try this in osaka.
takoyaki (octopus ball) - try this in osaka as well.
kaiseki (traditional food for monks) - best in kyoto
izakaya (japanese pub) - anywhere
kaiten-zushi (fast food sushi, sushi on conveyor) - anywhere
sushi in tsukiji - sushi for breakfast
ekiben (obento - lunch box) - in bullet train
shouchu (japanese vodka)

and you "must" try "capsule hotel". i have never tried this b/c they only allow men. (it seems like there are a few for women now) and try "love hotel", too, if you can.
you should also touch your friend's penis. they will like that.
if i think of more, i will email you.
if you have any questions, you can ask me, too!
talk to you soon!
-y-

Sorry Ladies!

To all the Japanese ladies I can meet out there or in here . I will be avoiding you for the next month so that I don't end up learning the wrong things from you. Like this. Or maybe I will learn to sing like vocaloid sensation hatsune miku