Amerikan John

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My Korean Cabinmates on the Ferry to Japan

Reality Check: Japan

Found this is an old journal.  You know those moments in your life where you have to physically stop and figure out what you’ve gotten yourself into?  Well this was one of those.  If you want to find out what eventually happened to me, check out the Naked Man Festival.
November 2, 2006
Reality check: You are [...]

Putting the shrine in its resting place for the night.  The ritutal will be repeated in the morning to get the shrine back to its original home.

Naked Man Festival

Having arrived in Japan with little warning or preparation, I was not getting my hopes up for 4 days packed with interesting things to do.  Luckly, my friend Tyler delivered.  He informed me that my visit lined up with his long weekend, and we were going to a festival in a village on the north [...]