Archive for December, 2007

Purikura

That’s the Japanese abbreviation for the insanely popular Print Club (purinto kurabu or プリント倶楽部), photo booths where teenagers go to take pictures of themselves in strange situations.

Aaaanyway, in Yokohama a weekend or two ago, Cha and I gave in and gave it a go - we stabbed the pen at the screen a couple of times and pressed a few buttons, but couldn’t figure out how to draw on the pictures. That aside, here are some for your viewing pleasure:

Purikura

UPDATE: Read more about purikura here: Broken purikura promises.

The Real Moe

Every time I walk down the main street of Kofu, I see the same poster of an insanely smiley politician.

They say Rich Hall is the real Moe Szyslak from the Simpsons, but I’m not sure…

Moe and the politician