Club Holiday in Shinjuku Tokyo show was one of the most memorable shows we have played yet!

The crowed was completely out of control and as excited to be there as we were!  Both Japanese bands on the bill (Aggressive Dogs and Ground Zero) were kick ass and the whole event was pretty remarkable with DJs, bands, poll dancers and all around craziness throughout the night!  This part of the city is more specifically called Kabuki-cho where most of Tokyo's counter culture resides.  It’s like 10 cities in one stacked up high! Equipped with sex bars and strip shows, flashing lights, neon signs... and of course a Rock n Roll Club!  It’s rumored to be a hot spot for Yakuza! (Japanese mafia) although we managed to make it back home with our pinkie fingers in tact.  

After the show we were able to recover some before heading to Chigasaki (Atsushi's home town!) Chigasaki is much like California, a beach town with nice weather and local surf spots. We had a little down time to enjoy some of Japan from this point on... Spent some time in Yokohama  checking out the Gakki Fair ( Japanese equivalent of the NAMM convention) also visited several local Yokohama bars where we became big fans of Shyo-Chu (Japanese alcohol).

Over the next few days we were able to check out a couple of amazing temples, a lot more bars, hang out in Shibuya (a totally over the top crazy part of Tokyo with 4 story 24 hour arcades and endless nightlife) as well as slow things down a bit and take in some of Japan's nature at Enoshima Island and the beaches of Chigasaki. We also got to have some drinks with Tokyo's J-pop star Matsuura Hiromi, eat some squid parts, raw horse liver, a lot of sushi, a lot of sake, rode bikes, played loud music and  tried out the Japanese rendition of 711, McD's and Denny's (all of which were better than their US counterparts).

Over all this year's Japan tour was totally awesome and inspiring and we can’t wait to get back out there!