JAPAN: AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SUPERSPARKLE
PHOTOS ARE FINALLY HERE! (you need a flash plugin to view them.)
DAY01_Tokyo_05.13.06
DAY02_Tokyo_05.14.06
DAY03_Tokyo_05.15.06
DAY06_Tokyo_05.18.06
DAY07_Tokyo_05.19.06
DAY08_Tokyo_05.20.06
DAY12_Kyoto_05.24.06
DAY13_Kyoto_05.25.06
DAY14_Kyoto_05.26.06
DAY15_Nara_05.27.06
DAY16_Tokyo_05.28.06 /an interesting park that I found.
DAY19_Tokyo_05.31.06 /some sights on trip to Ginza and the Imperial Palace Garden...we got there right before it closed, so we didn't have much time to picture take...I'll be going back another time.
DAY20_Tokyo_06.01.06 *NEW* lots of reference shots for this park that is a part of a project, some toothpaste i bought and how it's wrapped here, my first watercolor attempts(needs work), and movie posters
DAY22_Tokyo_06.03.06 /belle and sebastian concert, my camera does not do good in low light, so i had to give up after a few tries...and a cute billboard
DAY23_Tokyo_06.04.06 /a late night working on my project, so i needed the perfect late night snacks...caffeen, gummy candy, kitkat and mandarin oranges...mmmm
DAY25_Tokyo_06.06.06 /walking around omotesando...and my first western food since i've been here, we were craving burgers and they came out just like they were pictured on the menu. amazing. so was the avocado banana smoothie i got with it.
DAY26_Tokyo_06.07.06 /tour of omottesando to look at famous architecture...all of them are in this 2 block area...it's amazing. it's also the nice shopping district, so you see a lot of women carrying a lot of bags! lucky them.
DAY27_Tokyo_06.08.06 /trip to the studio ghibli museum! it was awesome! no pics inside though...but i got a book you people can look at when i get back. my eyes literally watered when i saw some of the exhibit, it was the most beautiful thing i'd ever seen.
DAY28_Tokyo_06.09.06 /steve's photo exhibit final show and karaoke in honor of matt's 21st birthday. it was awesome! we sung for 4 hours...with unlimited drinks...it was awesome! nindie and brenna you would have loved it!
DAY33_Tokyo_06.14.06 /Japanese Baseball Game at the Tokyo Dome!!! Awesome!
DAY39_Tokyo_06.20.06 /Papermaking with Taka!
DAY42_Tokyo_06.23.06 /The day my camera died...this is all I got that day. Awesome!
DAY43_Tokyo_06.24.06 /Playing with the macro function on my new Sanyo camera.
DAY44_Tokyo_06.25.06 /Trip to Odaieba and a few farewell shots, before battery died.
DAY45_Tokyo_06.26.06 /Our final supper in Shibuya and more goodbyes.
DAY46_Tokyo_06.27.06 /Skiji fish market.
*NEWEST* DAY46_pt2_Tokyo_06.27.06 /24 hr mart memories and yummy ramen meal. It looks kinda gross on camera though, I must admit.
*NEWEST* DAY47_Tokyo_06.28.06 /Studio Ghibli Visit #2, beetle museum, matt's hotel view, tokyo tower in the distance, and Super Deluxe at night.
*NEWEST* DAY48_Tokyo_06.29.06 /Not very exciting photos, but the exhibit I saw at Hara Contemporary Museum of Art was awesome. And I saw Yoshitomo Nara's room, on permanent exhibition where they say he still comes to draw.
*NEWEST* DAY49_Goodbye Tokyo!_06.30.06 /Farewell Japan and my life there of a month and a half. Time you are very cruel. But flying is so wonderful...I wish I could live in the sky always.
*NEWEST* Various_Tokyo /These were photos I had forgotten about taken with my cel phone camera, and camcorder camera...so not the best quality folks, but neat all the same.
TINY MOVIES! (some you have to turn your head to see correctly...and be patient for them to download...sorry)
Not only do you get heated seats...but this one even lifted the seat for you...and came with a full control panel for all sorts of suprises.(6mb)
This is a sneak peek of the mall of the future...(5.8mb)
Sumo man taunts other sumo man...(5.6mb)
Sumos in action...and perhaps after watching this, you will rethink sitting in the first row...unless you don't mind sumo in your lap.(17.3mb)
This will take quite some time to download, but it will be worth it...it's the interactive museum!!! sliding in your socks with japanese people is fun!(147.8mb)
More interactive stuff at Shiguredon.(70.9mb)
You really never know what you'll see next.(9.2mb) *NEW*
#7 up at bat...his special song!(22.4mb) *NEWER*
#7 got a HOME RUN!!! and all b/c of me! ;)(6.7mb) *NEWER*
A special time for more singing and dancing...and cheerleaders.(12.7mb) *NEWER*
More special time at the ballgame.(24.3mb) *NEWER*
I thought I was taking a picture...silly me.(1mb) *NEWER*
SuperSparkle Goes to Japan...the result of my 6 weeks.(13.5mb) *NEWEST*