Ahhhhhh Japan. My first foreign home (and still my favorite country in the world). By 2008 I had built up so much PTO from my corporate career that I had to “use it or lose it” — so I moved to Tokyo for six months. Little did I know that this would be the catalyst for my nomadic lifestyle…
The HoliDaze began life as Shibuya Daze back in 2008 when I first moved to the Shibuya ward of Tokyo. After becoming nomadic I eventually got tired of the “What is Shibuya?” question and changed the name to HoliDaze in 2011. Anyway, my point is the Japan section is full of both new, interesting posts and old ramblings that are quite….raw. (Basically just a drunken journal so friends halfway around the world would know I was still alive, not anything that someone who does not know me in real life would ever want to read.)
Okay, you want to hear some bullshit?!? My buddy Ben from work spent a couple years in the military stationed in Tokyo and Osaka and the like. And he warned me that all Japanese porn is censored, even the mainstream kind sold at adult stores. Apparently there are decency laws in place or some such … Read more
So we have been collecting phone numbers and email addresses from a lot of the chicks here in the amazing Tokyo clubs. ‘Course, the only problem is I don’t have a Japanese phone. And I have tried emailing but no luck. You see, all the cellphones here in Tokyo are linked to email email addresses. … Read more
Well, Jared and I got lost for the first time since we’ve been here in Tokyo last night. We both dozed off around 09pm — its gets dark at 5pm here, so that is kind of crazy — after getting ready to hit some clubs. By the time we woke up it was 12:45am, so … Read more
Wow, I don’t even know what to say. First off we fucking made it to Tokyo! I can’t believe that in and of itself! Fuck you Officer Tim ha ha! Secondly, I am in heaven. I mean, I loved white girls, especially blondes, when I was younger — but the past few years I have … Read more
ohh man we are finally here in shibuya 15 hours on an airplane wow lil bit crazy…. fun stuff though got kinda drunk on the airplane watched like 3 movies….. BTW Hancock and the hulk…. not so good at all but strange ass lil independent movie called son of rambow what a strangely good movie….. … Read more
Ever embarrassingly thrown up in public in another county!?!? Well I have 🙂 twice now actually first time in the UK I think that was number 4 for the day crawled back to the apt this morning to die which I think I did sleep throw up sleep throw up and repeat I really feel … Read more
Oh wow how can I express this city…this county…. where can I even begin to start? Tokyo I Love You! It is going to take a while… good thing I will be here in Tokyo for a while. I don’t even know how much else of the countryside I will explore anymore, I love this … Read more
I Am Heading Off To Japan In Less Than 48 Hours! Well, guys and gals, the time is finally drawing near. I am rushing to not only get Shibuya Daze up and ready but also to get myself packed and ready. Let me start off nice and simple with some pictures of Tokyo, particularly Shibuya, … Read more
