Japan was incredible - these are only 1/3 of the photos I actually took but I had to cut it down, things were getting ridiculous.
Mt. Fuji - Welcome to Tokyo
Akasaka - our new home
Literally an hour after we get checked in we take off to Shibuya to go drink beer with Kato Man
Shrine in Akasaka
prayers?
If we bothered to ask someone to take our photo together this could've been a pretty awesome promo shot
Torii that leds to the Meiji Shrine in Harajuku
Takoyaki - yum fried octopus balls!
shopping in Harajuku
Barry McGee house across from the Watari-Um Museum of Contemporary Art
JENGA @ Beat Cafe!
Bobby looking through Yosuke's art zine - possibly the single greatest thing we brought back from Japan.
JAPANESE CURRY = AWESOME!!!
carrying all your gear on the subway during rush hour is a terrible idea
Friday night at Astro Hall in Harajuku - DMBQ
Black Lips!!!
This is what it looks like when like 1000 people cross the street at the same time in every direction
excellent shoe display in Shibuya
standing sushi
Black Lips after party!
Jered and Bobby
Girl whose name I forgot and Joe
I forgot this guys name but he played after us and did a rad Smith's cover
German dance party in Japan with dudes from the South - love it.
best bartender in Shibuya ;)
ready for some rain
the unbelievably beautiful drive to Matsumoto
reason Japan is superior to everyone else #32 Adorable Snacks
Matsumoto Castle
Window of a cloudy day Cafe where we played in Matsumoto
Bobby and Chifumi - thank you sooooooo much for putting on this show for us!!
Love of Everything Cats - hot seller
surprise choreographed dance moves are my favourite thing
Asuna - The Kid Ikarus of Japan, sampling Narrator covering Bob Dylan's All The Tired Horses.
Wrap your mind around that!!
Oh.My.God.
After show feast thanks to Chifumi and her family
Michio: the best person ever, Silver Hats and Asuna
Reason why Japan is superior to everyone else #8
Karaoke is auto-tuned. I sounded fucking amazing
Traditional Japanese breakfast - Bobby's favourite
Huck Finn Factory in Nagoya
I'm Tokyo You're Osaka
The best thing I've probably ever seen in my life: I'm Tokyo You're Osaka set.
What you can't tell from this photo is that the keyboard isn't plugged in and Michio is lip-syncing
Hilarious
out of focus tiny drums
after show Chinese food
it's not tour without bike rides
Bobby, Kato Man and Eri @ O-Nest in Shibuya
they sounded so beautiful
Esther and I
I love getting to hang out with Chicago people in foreign lands
After the show Sushi and Sake with other Masa
Hilarious diagram of how a carnivorous plant works @ the conservatory on Yumi no Shima aka Garbage Island
Memorial Cranes
Represent!
Fantastic in-store on Tuesday night
SNAIL! Cooked in it's own shell on fire at your table...so rad!
Sumire: Violet and Claire in Shibuya - cutest shop in all of Tokyo
What I imagine to be one of maybe two Vegan restaurants in Japan - Nagi.
Ate such a delicious dinner while Kato man retold the story of Nofx being in Japan like 15 years ago and Eric getting WASTED and the dudes holding down Kato man as Eric puked into his mouth. Yeah.
Shinjuku @ night
the raddest tiny alley of Izakayas
This bar was called "White Bear" - wonder why?
Kato Man and Masa: Popsicle party @ Beat Cafe
party!
good bye Tokyo