The Visitor

a couple of days after i get back from london, a visitor shows up on my doorstep: rod. rod is my b-i-l's friend from new york. he came to japan to attend a spanish friend's wedding in uwajima and stayed to explore the country for a few weeks. here's a highlight reel from his time in tokyo:

first nite in tokyo and his first time at an izakaya with jax and seishiro:


ramen (tsukemen -- cold noodles dipped in hot broth) in shinjuku:


getting his omikuji fortune at Meiji shine:


watching the rockabilly dancers in yoyogi park:


kickin' it in asakusa (in front of kaminarimon):



trying to pick a yummy plate from the revolving sushi joint:


at the local fish joint having a beer and enjoying some grilled fish head:



a local person willing to to pose with the gaijin:


katsu curry (just to make my sister jeals):


back at the fish joint with the other spaniards who finally made their way up to tokyo (carlos to my right, quino to my left, yuri, quino's girlfriend of about 5 minutes across from him, rafaela, carlos's girl , and rod). they were so much fun!


beers at the standing joint with yuki, dave and toby:


at the fish market (long after the action was over):


a last meal at uojin, my favorite joint, with my uncle and rod's friend yuji:



hope you had a good visit dude!