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The day we play Fukuoka I got up to take a run this morning. As is my tradition here in Hiroshima I go to Peace Park. Being just around the corner from our hotel makes it easy, and I also always [...]

Coming into Hiroshima always makes me ponder about when the city that was once in radiated ashes. I don’t mean to keep saying what has long been the obvious to talk about Hiroshima; the first use [...]

With Yonago being such a short drive today Yoshi takes us for a bit of sightseeing. We’re visiting one of the prettiest and top shrines in the country, Izumo Taisha Shrine. Up here in this part [...]

We had a day off after Uwajima and our itinerary had us staying in Hiroshima for the night. Yoshi has decided that instead of taking the express toll highways he’s chosen a nautical route; a [...]

Uwajima is such a pretty little town. Hardly a skyline to its name, it is surrounded by mountains with the leaves still changing their color and down one of its main strips in the downtown area [...]

Kobe is the next town up on the itinerary. I can only remember playing this club here in Kobe; Varit. It has this rock/industrial vibe to it on the inside. With clear cut angles and metal [...]

[rev_slider osaka] We drove to Osaka for our day off in a small attempt to cut down on expenses. Yoshi could go home and stay at his house and John and I stayed down near the Namba Hatch station [...]

Four years. It’s been four years since I’ve played here in Matsusaka at M’AXA club. The club looks great inside with a lot of things ‘Americana’ hanging on the wall. The owner, Tsuyoshi san, is a [...]

Baseball is big here and every time I come to Nagoya it doesn’t take long before I see some place supporting their city’s team; The Dragons. They have this LA Dodgers look to their uniforms, blue [...]

Log Session,…Not quite sure why the name for this club today but it’s where we’re at today in Toyama. Our hotel is a nice Crowne Plaza that happens to be right across the street for the famous [...]