Picture Blitz!

Okay, so, I'm going off to Gunma this weekend (its Golden Week here in Japan... which is actually just a four-day weekend this year) to visit my friend Sato's family. So because I know that I am slow, and that I probably won't be able to tell you everything I want, I'm just gonna throw a bunch of pictures into this post and explain about them real quick.

One of the biggest cultural events in Japan is the 花見 (flower viewing). Basically, everyone goes outside, plops down a tarp in a nice park underneath the cherry blossom trees, and takes time to drink, chat with friends, and enjoy the scenery. This is what a park looked like on a COLD day. This year was unfortunate because the weather was warm at the start of may, causing all the trees to blossom, but then dropped down again very quickly. S

This is a biker gang that can be found outside Yoyogi park every sunday dancing to 50's rock n' roll music. I especially love the hair and jackets on these guys.



A night shot of Yokohama. I've posted picture of Yokohama before, but I just really enjoy the view everytime I go there, and decided to add this shot as well.
Oh, and for my last one. I wanted to throw up some McDonald's pictures. The McDonalds in Japan is essentially the same as its US counterparts. But the menu does have some extra goodies. There is the Teriaki Burger for one. But new items this year are the Shaka Shaka Chicken, which is basically a giant chicken nugget in a bag. You add various flavoring (Cheese, Lemon Pepper, and Chili) and then shake it (the onomatopoeia for shaking is Shaka Shaka).
Also, there is the Green Tea/Orea McFlurry.

Anyway, that is all I have for now... For those of you on facebook, I started up a album because Jen and I are trying to collect the ink stamps found at every JR station in Tokyo. I'll get around to blogging about that hear, but for now, I'm off to bed as I have to wake up early tomorrow.