Hey everbody. Sorry it's been a while since I updated the blog. Me and Phil had a week full of tests a couple weeks ago, and it took us a while to recover.

To make up for it, we made this especially long episode for you all.

Enjoy!

It was an interesting experience. There were a lot of small differences between Japanese and American baseball.

For one, at American baseball games, there is a lot more screaming and whistling and sometimes even cursing. At this game there was just as much enthusiasm, but it was much more organized. I didn’t hear anyone whistle, and there was also a lot more songs. There was a different song for each team, and even songs for individual players! Instead of clapping, the crowd used small plastic bats. The hardcore fans had bright costumes and face paint, and I think people even brought their own instruments to play the team’s songs.

One mistake Phil and I made in the movie though… the final score was Tigers: 4, Dragons: 3 instead of 2 and 1. Sorry about that.

See you guys next week!

Well, unfortunately, there's no Stalking Japan this week. Phil and I went to a Kibuki play, and it was very interesting, but we weren't allowed to take photos, let alone shoot a movie.

So this week I bring you a very small but interesting piece of Japan which you’ve probably never seen.

I bring you the Manhole Cover Project.

In Japan, each district has its own design of manhole covers, and some of them are pretty creative. So, every time I see a new one, I take a picture. This project was inspired by my dad, who took pictures of manhole covers and interesting buildings instead of more touristy subjects while traveling Europe.

And now my pictures are in the gallery.

So check them out.

Next week, be sure to check in for another episode of Stalking Japan. See ya!