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and Im Coming Back To Touch You Again
written: 1st September 2004, By Clay

well....
....its all over
actually, if all goes to plan its just the begining
Japan
im in love with you
and im coming back to touch you again
oooohhhhh!!!
minasan ikimasho ne.

this is Tokyo to me...
colours
drawings
graphics
lights
out there fashion
weird arse taxis
Japanese people
amazing modern architecture
amazing old school architecture
raw fish
traditions
art
bicycles
infrastructure (beyond anything you could imagine)
cleanliness
a few people with face masks
Japanese writing coupled with English writing
funny names
fun parlours
crazy lollies
people bowing to each other
electrical goods (filling 6 story department store buildings)
mazes of streets
tranquility
chaos
beautiful food
beautiful people
well mannered people
extremely well mannered people
cool little back alleys with cool little restaurants
cool little back alleys with expensive boutiques
cool little back alleys with the rotten smell of grease traps
bands that dont count to 4 before they start a song because 4 is bad luck
people that dont smoke there cigarrettes down to the butt because its a sign
of wealth and superiority
cold tea
hot tea
green tea
oolong tea
people drinking too much tea
tea houses
bath houses
massage houses
apartment blocks
advertising
campaigning
graphic design
and propaganda
rush hour
quiet hours
cigarette smoke but no cigarette butts
sound
people
and movement

fucking awesome...