Oh, the wildlife

So while in Kokoen in Himeji, we encountered some of the wild life.  At first, we thought we were looking at a hummingbird, but upon closer inspection:

*Not our picture.  The ones we took ended up like images you might see on Monster Quest.

While we only saw about 6, here’s what a whole bunch of them can do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fTrSOFyfxs (!)

video

My final video project

Welcome to Yokohama

Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?

videos

I’ve been posting unedited video footage to a podcast. You can either view it online through the mango player or subscribe to the podcast with iTunes or your favorite podcatcher.

Lost in translation..?

Smorking: please don’t.

Oh, and touting.  Don’t even think about it.

Group Photo

Here’s a group shot taken in Ueno park by photographer Miki Takahira

Couple of Vids

“Da Bear”

A salary man scrutinizes a television ad in Shiodome.

First Day Sampling…

Here are a couple of videos that only give a sample of what we saw on our first day in Tokyo. Stay Tuned! And make sure to press the HD button on the player!

Long bows on the subway

I am not making this up. This was one of the first scenes I saw when I arrived in Tokyo.

I set up a podcast for these videos.