kickoff

confetti rains at the start of a japan soccer match

camping on the beach

camping on the beach in japan is never complete without fireworks

shaken not stirred

i'm still not sure why this guy was wearing this

off to school

tokyo schoolkids enjoying a book on the train

rollerskating jam

the old skool rollerskates are still alive in new york

bad hair day

...but still very cute

golden arches

an old style mcdonald's sign in new jersey

urban cowboy

relaxing on the street/sidewalk in new york's soho

lost teeth

my nephew lost his first two teeth this summer

brotherly love

a guide in philadelphia

the statue

a perfect night in new york harbor

..off for a bit

i'm currently traveling and will be back in August with hopefully more photos

shirtless in tokyo

a festival group is one jacket (happi) short

square watermelon

in tokyo this watermelon sells for 20,000 yen ($161.00).

sparkling

tama river, tokyo

a bruce willis look-alike

shibuya, tokyo

sleeping cowboy

tokyo

trishaw driver

penang, malaysia

aqua

doorway at hakkeijima sea paradise, yokohama

street market

kuala lumpur

office lady

legs

north end, boston

fireworks for the brain

yokohama bay's fireworks light up the sky

engrish

the menu for those who want to get smashed

a few for the road

tokyo

this is heavy

carrying a portable shrine (mikoshi) in a tokyo festival

beer break

resting between the parade at a tokyo festival

krispy kreme guard

the recently opened and first krispy kreme in tokyo has attracted so much attention that 2 hour waiting times on line (for a freakin' doughnut) are a common sight

riding high

a girl hitches a ride during a tokyo festival

juicebox

enjoying an apple juice break at a festival

izakaya

serving up food at a tokyo yakitori restaurant

tokyo fishing

a fisherman all alone in a small pond in chiyoda-ku

the king

king kong takes on tokyo and its power lines

clap

a street performer in tokyo

the salaryman squeeze

there's not too much space on the tokyo trains

colorful kids

3 harajuku friends

passing

on the street in shinjuku

shoppers

tokyo midtown

domo-kun

NHK's domo-kun character

tokyo tower

a tokyo landmark and not a bad view of the city from the top either

a common sight

a drunken salaryman sleeps off his alcohol on a late night tokyo street

karaoke 747

in tokyo you can sing anytime of the day or night.....including all you can drink alcohol specials

strolling

a man takes a walk in gyeongbokung palace, seoul

under the bridge

seongsan bridge spans over the han river, seoul

seoul police

because of frequent protests in the city, the riot police seem to always be out in seoul

neon seoul

the streets light up at night with neon, very similar to tokyo

DMZ

inside the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) at Panmunjeom ,between South Korea and North Korea, a soldier stands in a UN building that straddles the border of the two countries.

pink delivery

nandaemun market, seoul

palace guards

gyeongbokgung palace guards pretend to defend

street eating

eating on the street is cheap in seoul.....but it was hard to know what i was eating

gyeongbokgung palace

seoul, korea