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The lonesome haikyo bridge at the heart of Tokyo Bay

Months ago now I ventured out on a slow work day to meet fellow haikyoist and photographer Adrian Tan. He had the low-down on a haikyo in central Tokyo, something fairly unusual to stumble across, and rarely worth going to once you do- as city center ruins are all very much alike, and very much alarmed and guarded. Standouts like the New Sky Biru (also a tip-off from Adrian!) are the exception rather than the rule. But when he suggested going to shoot a haikyo bridge, my curiosity was definitely piqued.

Haikyo bridge, Toyosu. Not HDR.

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12 questions to J-painter Michael Beddall

Last Sunday Michael Beddall opened up his latest art show at the Pink Cow in Shibuya- a delightful smorgasbord of Japanese beauty, animal still-life, and the occasional chilling fantasy. There was a great showing of fans and supporters, and several paintings have already sold. Mike’s a good friend of mine, we often go to haikyo together, and for a long time I’ve wanted to interview him about his art. Now with his show in full swing, it seemed to be the right time. Read on for the interview.

Japanese beauty, ice-blown torii, freaky sheep on the hunt.

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Win a copy of ‘To Japan With Love’

About 2 years ago my friend JC put me in touch with a publishing company called Things Asian Press who were looking for contributors for a new guide book to Japan. I went ahead and contacted them, offering some of my haikyo adventures from my website. Soon after I received word from the editor that they were interested in publishing one of the stories- my overnight stay at Sports World- plus they were interested in the story of my cycle trip up Mt. Mitake.

Well, I was very pleased, and said sure, go right ahead. Now, 2 years later, the book has gone to press and will be released to sale in the next few weeks. I received my 6 contributors copies today, and would like to offer one of them as a prize in a competition!

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7 Massive Holes in the Earth

The Earth’s face is a pock-marked, scarified thing, riddled with enormous holes dug by human hands or caused by the caprices of nature. Deep ‘blue hole’ lagoons accrete within coral reefs, volcanoes tear the earth apart leaving enormous smoking craters, weak undergound sewage lines can lead to sudden sink-holes in the middle of cities, open-pit mines strip the hearts out of mountains, nuclear weapons tests blast whole islands out of existence.  Here are 7 awe-inspiring examples of such enormous holes.

Craters, mines, lagoons, sink-holes.

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Marge Warning

A sign at the entrance to a car park. You have been warned.

They mean ‘merge’ warning.

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Jason Collins’ haikyo show

Back in December of 2007 I rented a car with 2 friends and we set off into the mountains of Gunma on our first haikyo trip. It kicked off a boom in interest in haikyo that has led to articles decrying us, book chapters written by us, articles showcasing our photos, and now a gallery exhibition by one of the core 3 that set out together in 2007. My good friend Jason Collin returned to Florida almost a year ago, and now has his first solo exhibition of haikyo photography opening Friday 13th Nov at the Raw Vibes gallery in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Jason shoots an explorer looking out of the abandoned Gunma Volcano Museum

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