Farewell with Yakitori

Dad got his last food fix at this shitty little yakitori joint near oyama. it was cramped and dirty and smoky. just the way a local yakitori joint should be!




dad wants another!


Thanks for coming to japan dad! Next time, yakitori is on me!

Quality Time with Dad in Izu

dad and i took a trip to Izu for some onsen relaxation. but first! breakfast at Johnathan's:


catching the super odoriko:


ah onsen! dad tests the waters at the free hand and foot onsen by the station:


the steam coming off of this is insane. that is a natural hot spring people! can anyone say lawsuit?


the place we stayed at had these private outdoor onsens. very cool!


ah!


the place actually had several onsens. although there seemed to be other guests, i never ran into another soul while i was there. so no funny looks about my "personal grooming habits" or my tattoo:



here's the view of Izu-Atagawa from the rooftop onsens:



after we'd bathed, dad and i got some beers and went for a walk. here he is holding up the train tracks:


shit! here comes the train! choo choo!


also discovered a little park. dad clapped his hands and the ducks and fish came to him looking for food:


a What's up Hiroshi? moment: what is this? he wonders.


lots of dishes. it looks impressive but there was actually very little food on all these plates. dad was a bit disappointed:


To shimoda! the second day, we took the train to shimoda. these trains had rows of seats facing the window. very unusual in japan:


secret cave rock:


rock with a shrine gate:


dad and i went on a bus tour of shimoda. we were joined by several colorful characters. this lady looked like crazy threw up all over her:


we love beef:


some of te most gorgeous views of Japan i've ever seen:




plus a botanical garden:






and the aquarium:






dad gets his hands cleaned by the nibbler fish. he found it quite ticklish:


brown algae icecream anyone?


our tour bus:


our tour guide with the dodgey teeth:


i found my ultimate nightmare in shimoda:


dad takes in the view of the bay where admiral perry was first spotted with his black ships:


free foot onsen by shimoda station while we wait for our ride home. dad made some new friends:


fun but tiring. ostukare!

Me and Dad: a self portrait series