Ueno Revisited, Ayase, and Kevin Visits!

Fudō-myōō 不動明王 (literally "immovable" one.) is one of fierce, angry-faced guardian deities of Vajrayana Buddhism, otherwise known as esoteric Buddhism (mikkyo (密教), and is particularly revered among the Japanese.
He is said to be a powerful deity who protects All the Living by burning away all impediments and defilement, thus aiding them towards enlightenment. He is seen often in in relation to the martial arts and can be found in many books dedicated to Budo and Bujinkan.

Gotta give credit for them origami skills

Sweet & Bitter; reminds me of my ex

Tori gates for daaaaaays

Quality street art in Ueno

I'm in love

Amerika! At long last- I found you!

After an epic Yakitori hunt, we left the search up to Adon's tummy, and were not disappointed

Japanese wiring at its finest

It couldn't get worse than this...

Quite a fine Budokan, I must say

Training in Ayase

Hatsumi became my true hero after I gazed upon the splendor and glory of this sweater

Kevin comes down to Tokyo for an early rehearsal!

 Anne & Kevin Improv 

 

We shred it up in the main living room..

Meanwhile...

Hijinks ensue

Akihabara, Electric City

"Field of Autumn Leaves", also known as Akihabara Electric Town, is one of the many famous districts or "wards" of Tokyo. It's a major shopping area for electronic, computers, anime, video games and otaku (the word for "nerd" basically, lol) goods. New items are mostly to be found on the main street, Chūōdōri, with many kinds of used items found in the back streets. Tools, electrical parts, wires, micro-sized cameras, PC parts, and similar items are found in the cramped passageways of Soto Kanda (near the station). Foreign tourists tend to visit the big name shops like Laox or other specialty shops near the station, though there is more variety and lower prices at locales a little further away. It gained some fame through being home to one of the first stores devoted to personal robots and robotics.

I'm not too sure what's going on here

Waiting for coffee; one of our favorite ways to pass the time

Caffeine driven doodles

Good

Bad

Ugly .. jk

Japan: Hats done right

I NEED THIS

Spotted in their natural habitat.

3 more to go

Giant fluffies - no one can resist.

Akihabara

Even weeks later, we still spoke of this place.

Stacks on Stacks ... of burgers

Some Asakusa