Le Merde is coming back to Tokyo! "Misty Fog's Ultimate Megalith" will feature all new custom figures and artwork, as well as the debut of Misty Fog's new figure Megalith. In addition, custom Megaliths will be on display by several of Le Merde's friends from both Japan and abroad. Misty Fog's Ultimate Megalith opens this Saturday at 2:00 at Thrash Out in Koenji. Be there or be lunch meat.
Sloth 'n' Moth is opening at Grass Hut this Thursday. The very first vinyl piece by Graves & Spoons will make it debut with several custom versions by artists from the US and Japan. Pictured above is my custom version. In addition, other sloth inspired pieces will be put on display. Grass Hut is located in Portland, Oregon.
Had my car washed the other day at Tokyo Auto Car-Wash in Nakano. Got the works: a wash, steam cleaning of the underside, window coating, and body coating. It wasn't cheap. And when I got home, I realized these dumb-asses forgot to wax both tires on the left side. Not only that, they scratched a wheel. How do I know? Because I always clean them myself. By hand. When I returned to complain, they said they'd wax the tires, and denied scratching the wheel. Like I'm dumb enough to let these guys touch my car again? I didn't let them do the tires, and demanded they do something about the wheel. They again denied it, and refused to do anything besides wipe it off. Not sure how many of you reading this live in Tokyo and have a car. But if you do, do yourself a favor and avoid Tokyo Auto Car-Wash. They suck. And their work is totally not worth the money.
Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support (JEARS) is a collaboration of three established and registered no kill animal rescue NPOs in Japan. The intention behind the creation of JEARS is to coordinate rescue and support efforts for animals in crisis due to the March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami in Northern Japan.
Toy Art Gallery is proud to present Mark Nagata’s Alien Argus Custom Group Show. TAG, Mark Nagata and Fig-lab have gathered together over 70 of the best Kaiju and toy artists in the world to customize Toy Art Gallery and Maxtoy Company’s first collaborative figure project. Opening reception is February 26th 2011 from 7-11 PM. Show runs Feb. 26 – March 26.
Kawazu cherry blossoms bloom about two months earlier than the more popular Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms. And they stay in bloom for up to a month, rather than about a week or so for Somei Yoshino. Here are some pics from the annual Kawazu Sakura Festival, held in the small town of Kawazu in the Izu Peninsula. We were there earlier this week and they just started to bloom. I imagine they'll be in full bloom at the end of the month.
Made this last Friday night. We got a pretty good amount of snow in Tokyo, it came down hard for 5 or 6 hours. Unfortunately though, it didn't last long. The following couple of days were quite warm and it all disappeared quickly.
