Japan Vacation 1999 and other assorted stuff

The following are select photos from my Japan '99 vacation. The extras are things I happened to have lying around. I had promised to put up these pics sometime in August and true to form, I am just getting to it now.

Enjoy!

Comiket 99, Cosplay of the Rose of Versailles.
Comiket 99, Cosplay of the Rose of Versailles.
Comiket 99, Cosplay of Shin Seki Evangelion.
Comiket 99, Cosplay of Shin Seki Evangelion.
Comiket 99, Cosplay of Chun Li from Street Fighter.
Comiket 99, average attendee (note that she is maybe 4'5" tall).
Comiket 99, Cosplay of Belldandy of Ah! Megami Sama.
Comiket 99, Cosplay of the Shin Sen Gumi of Ruroni Kenshin.
Gary, Chad, and Kelly sitting on my Impala. Taken at Southgate Highschool the day of a Gracie Jujitsu Tournament.
Co-workers Jerry, Bob, and Betty from the Southfield Office.
My Impala. A step down from the Lincoln, but I like it. Taken in front of the Homestead.
Charlie and his new Ranger. Taken at the Homestead.
Liz and John Morton. Taken uin the kitchen of the Homestead.
The Anime Club of Southfield. Tavis, Ken, Will, Christopher, and John.
Himeji Castle, main building.
Himeji Castle, main building.
Himeji Castle, main building, corner view.
Me in front of Himeji Castle. Way in front.
Me and Kayoko in front of Himeji Castle.
Kayoko at the third wall marker for Himeji Castle. Note my finger in the top right corner of the screen.
Me sitting on the front bumper of the Lincoln.
The Lincoln. Need I say more.
Me sitting on the back bumper of the Lincoln.
The Lincoln, side view. Taken in front of the Homestead.
Daisuke, Thilak, Sushanti, and Kato-san at the Japan Sea.
The coast of the Japan Sea.
The coast of the Japan Sea.
A funamori of local fish at the Japan Sea.
Lon-chan, Kato-san's dog.
Thilak and Sushanti.
A shinkansen pad at Nagoya Station.
Yoshiki, his girlfriend, Kato-san, Hibino-san, and myself.
The Sunshine60 Building and my finger. It's hard to see the whole building due to clouds and smog, this was a good opportunity.
NGU Classmate Eric (right front), his classmate Kei from Berkley, and a bunch of classmates for a summer graduate program in engineering.
Captured by Kato-san's staff. Life is difficult some days.
Kato-san, Hibino-san, and myself at a French restaurant.
Kato-san, Ando-san, and myslef at a French restaurant. Guess who took this picture?
Asano-san, Komatsu-sensei, and myself on the beach at Tokyo bay. The rainbow bridge is behind us as well as a bunch of floating karaoke bars.
Komatsu-sensei, myself, rainbow bride, and lots of wind. We were on an excusrsion boat.
Captured by elementary school students.
Yoshiki Ando and his girlfriend.
Another shot at the restaurant.
The entrance to Meiji Jingu.
Asano-san and myself at Meiji Jingu.
Nagasaka-san and myself.
Nagasaka-san, Mayu, and myself.
Thilak, Ando-san, Mayu, and myself.
Us at the Japan Sea.
NGU 1996-1997 Nomura-sensei, Kojima-sensei, Mizue Ito (Ryoko's good friend), Martin (my roommate), Arne Meinking, Lena Korb, Osumo-san (we don't remember his name, but he was from Daikirin beya), and myself.
Kato-san and Daisuke.
Ryokan dinner at the Japan Sea, mostly fish, very tasty.
This is a cool photo because none of us were looking at the camera at the exact same moment.
Guess who got sunburn?
The Ryokan owner at the Japan Sea.
Sunset at the Japan Sea.
Ube-jima. I found a monkey skull in the clearing to the left.
My house. I'd like to live in it some day.
My friend Izumi's Piano.
It takes up about 60% of her last apartment.
She used to sleep under it at night.
I never asked her how they moved it in.

The American Festival, July 31st at Fuji Raceway.

Chevelle SS with a 454 under the hood (not stock).
The owner and his girlfriend. We met them on the way to the races at a rest stop.
GMC Pickup truck.
Ebihara's Charger R/T engine.
Ebi getting ready to race an Impala.
Ebi pulls ahead off the line.
LT1 versus a Viper.
Chromed out Impala.
Another Impala. The Impala is probably the most popular of all vintage American cars in Japan.
Impala with full show paint.
Row of Impalas after the Caddy.
A Superbee. Something I was not expecting to see. They had one racing as well, quite fast.
Dodge Challenger R/T.
Chrysler Imperial.
Mt. Fuji area scenery.
1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V Diamond Jubillee Edition. By far the nicest set of wheels at the show in my unbiased opinion.
A pair of 71 Mach 1s next to a caddy.
Ford Galaxie.
Full show Thunderbird.
Pontiac Bonneville station wagon.
Early 60s Cadillac with a 50s cadillac to its right.
Camaro Z28.
Buick Wildcat. Not something I expected to see.


My effect on Thilak and Sushanti's wedding
Thilak and Sushanti's wedding
Thilak and Sushanti's wedding
Lanka
Lanka
Lanka
Lanka
Lanka
Lanka
Lanka
Lanka
Lanka
Lanka
riding an elephant
riding an elephant
Lanka
Lanka
Lanka


Yuki
Yuki
Yuki
Yuki


The 3rd Yakuru
Side view with King and Queen building in the background, bad lighting conditions.
Lots of reflections in the paint
Driver side view
Me taking a picture of my car