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Day off Tokyo.

Day off, Tokyo.

Went back to the MORI art museum design shop this morning, which is full of fantastic work by rakes of Japanese designers. After that I went on a hunt for...

03 Dec 2006

Day off, Tokyo.

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Went back to the MORI art museum design shop this morning, which is full of fantastic work by rakes of Japanese designers. After that I went on a hunt for...

Day off Tokyo.

Day off, Tokyo.

Woke to another cold, bright blue sky and the joy of having an actual full day off. Got up slowly and met a few other Vertigoans in the hotel lounge,...

02 Dec 2006

Day off, Tokyo.

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Woke to another cold, bright blue sky and the joy of having an actual full day off. Got up slowly and met a few other Vertigoans in the hotel lounge,...

TV Asahi show Tokyo.

TV Asahi show, Tokyo.

Smasher and Bruce came over this morning and we headed out to the MORI museum to have a look at a Bill Viola show. In the frequently highly dodgy world...

01 Dec 2006

TV Asahi show, Tokyo.

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Smasher and Bruce came over this morning and we headed out to the MORI museum to have a look at a Bill Viola show. In the frequently highly dodgy world...

On the Tokyo Skyline
SINGLES

On the Tokyo Skyline

With the Tokyo skyline behind them, U2 performed two tracks live for Japanese TV tonight.

01 Dec 2006SINGLES

On the Tokyo Skyline

With the Tokyo skyline behind them, U2 performed two tracks live for Japanese TV tonight.

Show day Saitama.

Show day, Saitama.

For the duration of our stay in Japan we have all been give local cell phones. It didnt take long to discover that these phones make video calls. Not the...

30 Nov 2006

Show day, Saitama.

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For the duration of our stay in Japan we have all been give local cell phones. It didnt take long to discover that these phones make video calls. Not the...

’Hello Hello... we’re in a place near Tokyo.’
TOURS

'Hello, Hello... we're in a place near Tokyo.'

All I Want is You closes out the second night at the Saitama Arena as the set list gets ...

30 Nov 2006TOURS

'Hello, Hello... we're in a place near Tokyo.'

All I Want is You closes out the second night at the Saitama Arena as the set list gets ...

Show day Saitama.

Show day, Saitama.

To compensate for having wagged school yesterday, I took the early bus out to the venue. This gig is essentially an arena, being indoors and only holding about 19,000 people....

29 Nov 2006

Show day, Saitama.

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To compensate for having wagged school yesterday, I took the early bus out to the venue. This gig is essentially an arena, being indoors and only holding about 19,000 people....

Load in Saitama.

Load in, Saitama.

The venue is about an hours drive from the hotel so I declined to go in today. Instead I headed out for a bit of tourism and, in a low-key...

28 Nov 2006

Load in, Saitama.

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The venue is about an hours drive from the hotel so I declined to go in today. Instead I headed out for a bit of tourism and, in a low-key...

Day off Tokyo.

Day off, Tokyo.

I took a nap after breakfast to make up for the 4.30am arrival, then when I woke up (noonish) I wandered out into the local neighbourhood in search of lunch....

27 Nov 2006

Day off, Tokyo.

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I took a nap after breakfast to make up for the 4.30am arrival, then when I woke up (noonish) I wandered out into the local neighbourhood in search of lunch....

Travel day Auckland - Tokyo.

Travel day, Auckland - Tokyo.

Having staggered out of bed I wandered into town for breakfast at Cafe Melba on Vulcan Lane, which I have been patronising this week. What am I like? In any...

26 Nov 2006

Travel day, Auckland - Tokyo.

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Having staggered out of bed I wandered into town for breakfast at Cafe Melba on Vulcan Lane, which I have been patronising this week. What am I like? In any...

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