One of the things I was looking forward to doing when I got back to Canada was taking photographs of Ontario's wildlife. Tokyo doesn't have much in the way of wild animals, unless you consider pigeons...

One of the first things I did when I got back to Canada was go camping. I've been going to Silver Lake with my family since I was a kid, and after a 10 year absence, it was nice to see that the place ...

Mike's Blender would like to thank: -Japan, for always having just one more interesting and beautiful destination to go to, one more bizarre food to eat and one more insightful or infuriating situatio...

What if one day, for no particular reason, nobody at all came to Ginza? Photographic proof that the truth is sometimes stranger than fiction...>>ORIGINAL...

Upon entering the Tokyo Kokusai Forum, your first impression will probably be that of awe. Far more impressive looking on the inside; when you look up from the bottom floor far below, you might get th...

Hakodate may be small by Japanese standards, but it has an extremely interesting and varied history. Although Hakodate is the third biggest city in Hokkaido, it was the first city the Japanese built t...

Along with other historical precedents, Hakodate is also the site of the final battle of the Boshin War, the end of which also coincides with the beginning of the Meiji Period of Japan. The 'Battle of...

Hakodate's crowning glory is the view of the city at night from the top of Mt. Hakodate, considered not only to be one of the top three night views in Japan (the other two being Kobe and Nagasaki), bu...

The megalopolis of Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama and Chiba is the largest concentration of people the world has ever seen. With a current population of over 30 million people, you can ride a trai...

The giant spider has been part of Roppongi Hills since the the beginning. Created by the recently deceased artist Louise Bourgeois, 'Maman' as the spider is called, has reached iconic status in Tokyo,...

The Gankutsu Hotel (though not actually a real hotel) was apparently dug out in the early 1900s by just one man, using only a chisel. He worked on it for 21 years so the story goes, until he died at a...

Tiny little 190ml cans of super carbonated Pepsi hit the shelves last week covered in more warnings than a can of radioactive waste. What's the deal? Well the world's second biggest softdrink company ...

Dedicated to the memory of Marie Poulos, who took some of the darkness away. I am, and always will be, eternally grateful to you. RIP>>ORIGINAL...

Sometimes you don't have the time or energy to get out of Tokyo on the weekend. What can you do? How about staying at a hotel right here in the city? Just for fun, Kumi and I did a little faux getaway...

Art shows are flying fast and furious around here these days. I just finished an exhibition at Gamuso bar in Asagaya and now on to another one. This marks the first time for me to display my paintings...

I would've found Orion's honest appraisal of their customers refreshing had I not suddenly become a loser in their eyes as soon as I cracked open my can of 'Zero Life'....>>ORIGINAL...

Thanks to those of you who came out to my third art show at Gamuso Bar in Asagaya. Gamuso is great little place, it's a combination bar, art gallery and music performance space spread out over three f...

Many Japanese fruit picking tours are notorious in that you're not allowed to pick fruit and take it home! You're supposed to gorge yourself while there, then buy boxes of cherries (for exorbitant fee...

Newest oilpainting - Just letting my mind wander...>>ORIGINAL...

The urban legend that Coca Cola was originally green when it was first created is actually false (according to the company itself), but the idea still lives on in the hearts and minds of many of us. S...