Japan Wins!

A short list of reasons why Japan is BIG HOT

1. Heated toilet seats, all the time everywhere. Like a loving bum hug each every time.  Not only that, but then the toilet washes and blows hot air on your little marshmallow until it:s dry.
 
2. Combini vending machines.  They sell hot cans of coffee for a $1.20, and they roll out piping hot, no waiting in line, located everywhere and cheap.  Why the Hell doesn:t Canada have these. It:s much colder in our land of ice and snow.  Tommy Lee Jones is in an ad for Boss coffee, so clearly we have heard of these on our side of the pond.  Not only that, but we have seen neck ties and vacuum bags in them as well.  I:m still looking for the panties though... I:ll keep you posted.

3. EVERY girl is in a very short skirt and it:s winter.  I:m told they fight the cold in the name of fashion and learn to wear high heels even when running. It:s remarkable and impressive and sexy.
When I say short I also mean my belt is often wider than their skirts.  Oh my.

4. Onigiri or Rice ball.  They have a store called Family Mart which is like our 7/11 (which they also have)  Instead of a fatty hot dog, slurpy and nachos they sell this rice ball which has tuna in it wrapped in seaweed. It:s a buck and fills you up while being healthy, it:s Oishi (delicious) and it:s good for you.  They whole cuisine here is based on keeping you fit, fast and attractive. There are almost zero overweight people here. I heard a legend that a flying monkey swoops down from the mountain and uppercuts you if you get porky.

5. Drinking anywhere you want.  No rules, No limits, and they sell it in vending machines. We do see a lot of business men passed out on the trains, but that is just funny.

6. Temples, ancient outdoor party places with tons of history and room to celebrate the various seasons, feudal lords, and festivals.  They look really really suge (cool) too.

7．Lockers in bars.  No coat check, no lines, full safety. Seems like a no brainer to me. We have a lot of gear with us on the trip with camera bags, and valuable things like a camcorder and stethoscope so this really feels safe when you can stow it in a nice lock box while you wiggle your booty to the sounds of a Michael Jackson and Kamikaze fighter plane mash-up.

Next we can see a few pics from yesterday. Including Kyoto, temples, and a bar called Onzieme (11th in French)  it was on the 11th floor. It had nothing french inside except the kissing. It did however have TRON!

Spice the Dice,

J Pop and Toby Sherona reporting