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I'm sorry I had to take some time from completing this report. But here is Tokyo Disneyland. I liked the park. Especially the rides that Paris does not have like splash mountain, which is awesome, and RR Cartoon spin. Great effect in the end. And although I like the Paris version of Pirates better, I got really worked up about the fire fly's. Very cool technique and standing out in great effect with a simple mechanism. Very nice castle, but it misses something.. Yes thats it. A Dragon Fish in a barrel These guys wanted to get out All aboard for duck mountain Nice details in the park (gadget go coaster que) Skull rock was a bit disapointing. This guy thinks it is boring. Or I spooked him with my flashy apearance The nemo ride was different from all other parks Have you guys seen an orange fish? This ride could get you very wet if you sat between two kids who have no clue about boats and oars This picture was my mom's reverse Fran moment, 'are those real deer??' No mom, they are fake. 'I don't believe it.' The Tokyo Disneyland Soarin' had some special and magical effects.

this was actually a part of the show. Somekind of sealion's got talent. Really weird, very fast speaking japanese, we did not get the clue of the show. This sealion won in the end.

That was a great Bag-of-Crap display!

Looks like you guys were really lucky with the weather.

No visit to Japan is complete without looking at some fish. It could be on a plate or you can go to one of Japan's many aquariums. One of the hotels we stayed in was so awesome that they had not an aquarium, but a aqua stadium. Complete with fish, shows and a roller coaster. The roller coaster was dark so no pictures. But here are the fish and other different things. Yep, its a real japanese aquarium a guitar ray This was awesome, a giant manta or devils ray Is this evolution. Does not look comfortable I think I want my exhibit pink today Oh nows, Robb-sters, watch out. (pun credit goes to Nick) Patricks family Most dangerous job in the world, cleaning the fish tank I have no comments on this and last a look at the stadium to see some Monster Wrestle Mania

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Beautiful weather for Fuji-Q. We could see the mountain from Tokyo so clear skies. At Fuji-Q it looked as if it was going to be a slow day in the park. Apart from a group of obnoxious Americans (not with TPR) there were no crowds. And while Robb and Elissa tried to get Fast passes, Robb directed us to different rides. Go ride the mouse, go ride Fujiyama, go ride RnR Duncan, go do the Hospital (which was excellent by the way) so we got a lot of rides in fast. And did every operation coaster that day. After all the horror stories I heard about Fuji-Q I had a blast that day. Having to say that Dodonpa was probably the most memorable coaster I did on the trip. Amazing acceleration and crazy brakes, ejector air hill. The haunted hospital was great. Japanese horror, so lots of empty hallways and creepy things happening without shock scaring you. Almost no q's today This cat is making me wealthy (I hope) The new and shiny coaster taunting us the mighty mouse coaster If you get a heart attack there is always a doctor at hand and they don't mind if you stay We got to go to the bathroom together, that was weird Camo could not help Larry being discovered

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And now for something completely different. Besides parks Japan has some interesting Landscapes. A few pictures I will show you. Beauty, serenity and dreamy comes to mind. Next instalment will be Fuji-Q. It is the real mountain Meditation Sunshine Rice River Blossom Mount Beautifull

Cool report Larry, you are getting better and better in it. The single chair chair-lift was weird and not build for me. I had to hold my feed up, otherwise they would drag over the wire mesh. And yes, that is the bend in the alpine slide where you would start picking up speed. The bends after that were quite interesting to navigate.

Time for some more themeparks. Espana, nagashima spaland and universal japan. What to say about these parks. I enjoyed all of them very much and were above expectations. Parque espana was very cool because of the bus service to the coaster. It was weird to sit in a big bus going through a themepark to drop you off at the entrance of the coaster. Awesome. The coaster pyranees lives up to its name. It is a very good b&m and the weird bend after the mid course brakes wakes you up again to enjoy the second part of the coaster. Best surprises of this day were the crab colony at the back of the park and the awesome and surprising water ride. Nagashima Spaland is a nice park, which could do with a bit more shading for very hot days. But the air conditioned giant wheel makes up for that. And of course you will find record coasters like white cyclone and steel dragon 2000 in this park. Universal was the biggest surprize for me and I enjoyed it very much. It was my first visit to a universal park and it was the most surprising park for me this trip. You expect Disney to be good and even though Disneysea was above expectation, universal was way beyond my expectation of that park. Awesome combination of rides, shows and theming. It did not bother me that Jurassic Park was closed and who can complain with a less then 5 minute wait for spiderman. Yep, its something I had to get a pokemon in this report Biggest bicycle I ever saw You know your not in Japan anymore Lovely park Dont thouch ma boot! Just a reminder of where we are (Japan) That's why we are here Does this feel like home for the Americans? Dinosaurs were on vacation no comment Steve thinks its OK Photobomb Just a themed street in universal Is THAT supposed to be ME?!

Yup, this one in the zoo and the Chiba transport line to the zoo there. That one starts a bit high up so first time is scary but after that its just a transport system

Capybara's are not listed as an endangered species. I do not know about the US other laws. But in the Netherlands you can keep them if you can purchase them. Keep the purchase papers and show you can care for them. Large enough enclosure etc.

This is a part of Japan I have to show you because it is a major part of my Japan experience. If I go somewhere I always try to visit a zoo. In Japan I got the change to visit two proper zoos. And especially Ueno zoo was excellent. It is in my top 10 of zoos I visited. So here are some pics of that. Good news of all waiting for more screwed up-ness, next after this will be the parks we visited from Nagoya. (I tend to keep my animals a bit more seriously, so these pics are not that wild) Best of Ueno, carved wooden signs All these people just wanted to see this animal -> boring little panda's The exhibits are really nice here and some of them are not, although this is the strangest barbary sheep I have ever seen. Maybe it is aggressive? The sparrows are dangerous! Fact! I did not know there was a tree climbing species of turtle Keep your shoe shut This would never be in NL. A store with all its merchandise outside unattended. and in the background of the shop pic. This mono-sloth brought you from one end to the other end of the park This will be their new polar bear/ seal/ sea lion exhibit NOT PHOTOSHOPPED! Can you see the frogs? these are called moss frogs, incredible camoflage meerkat watchers In the zoo there was this line setup. Between 13.30 and 14.30 you could pet rabbits, rats and sea pigs. Amazing (I know guinnee pig is better english as sea pig, but it is both wrong anyway so I call them the funnier name) The gibbons had their own personal roller coaster Giant rodent! New in the serie, meat elephant Where is the Coaster Enthiousiast Buffet? Somebody tell me quick.

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Thanks for the comments you guys, now I need to find a way not do disappoint you Next up, the parks from Kyushu Island. The weather here was the worst we had on the trip. But it was OK. There were enough credits open and the parks were really nice. It was also fun to ride all the different bullet trains on the different lines. This was the only time on the trip I was bothered by some mosquitos (the only animal I really do not like and wonder why god even thought of making them, probably because he is a little bit into . I don't know) There was enough to see here and I will show you the landscape in an later installment. heading fast from Tokyo to Kyushu Big Mike and his Japanese Posse Paul and Dave cannot believe how small these Japanese wrestlers are But then again, how else will they fit in a Japanese McDonalds TPR cruising on a junior coaster It was really difficult to get Dave in this picture The view of Jupiter and the surrounding mountains This kitty will eat you alive!! This is a: Arachna Coasterfaniticus; Only found in Japan. Unlike its name it weaves a coasterlike web not because it likes to, but to attract its prey. Coasterlovers. This is the juiciest and most often well fed prey you can catch Is that a real Fran-Duck! This bridge was so high up, and the main attraction of this park in the sky Really difficult to photoshop the dinosaur right under that coaster and then there is spaceworld... .. not what you expected! everything has a space theme here some TPR members felt right at home really at home Vekoma SLC, if you are a warrior you do not complain about roughness

I hope you guys watched Bernt das Brot. I always do when I am in Germany. Ja, ja. Do not listen to Hans that much, you might get infected. Lets do it.

Love the old school style Bill.

Hey Larry, Liking your trip report. You actually made a very good picture of me. I will put that one in a frame I think

I started Japan with a couple of day's on my own. I will start my report with Tokyo. Tokyo is a big city. Gi-normus actually. Concrete everywhere. But if you look really closely you can find some places that are a bit more green. I like to go to these. And I visited a lot of parks and graveyards in Tokyo. It's just my thing. These are the places that Tokyo is not that busy and a bit more quietly. There are a lot of ravens though. The impression this city and its people made to me is of a giant ant hill or bee hive. Everybody is doing there thing and because they do it it works. It is a bit difficult to get real contact with the japanese because of the Language barrier. But they are quite friendly. The nice part of Tokyo is that you can actually go everywhere in the city, even as an tourist, and nothing will happen to you. I walked in the city for about 7 hours, just going places tourist will not go that fast and everything was really relaxed and I felt comfortable everywhere. And that was not just because I am two times taller than most of the Japanese. Onto some Tokyo pictures. Yay, arriving in Japan This is Tokyo And this is how Tokyo looks when it is dark Random Tokyo house Actually it was quite difficult to find wooden houses in Tokyo Walking around Tokyo I found this little river Random graveyard Actually, the last Shogun is burried at this Graveyard I think I found him Just Random temples I found in Tokyo And this nice aluminium cathedral devoted to Mary I also went to look at the Imperial palace Look at the size of these walls, unbelievable! Just a random skyline picture and to close with the bussiest crossroad in the world.

WARNING: Images and texts in this report are based on my opinion only and may not represent the truth. Hello there, I will give you all a small view into my mind. If you think you can not handle that I would suggest you close this report right now. The following story will not be in the right order, or just be right at all. So you all have been warned. EB Tokyo Kyushu Parks Zoo Nagoya Parks Landscapes Fuji-Q Epson Aqua Stadium Tokyo Disneyland Tokyo DisneySea Bonus section Ending credits and Making of

Japan was great. I really liked your family photo's at the end of the report. Awesome

Memories, memories ....

Yay, nice to see pictures of me. Was a nice day that one.