This week I went to a mixed martial arts tournement called DREAM 16. It was at Nihon Gaishihoru, a sports stadium in Nagoya. The place was packed and the fighters did not dissapoint. There were astounding KO's, submissions, and 3 round fights. I had a really good time.
This was actually the first time I have been to a profetional MMA tournament. Even though I was in the cheap seats, 5,000 yen ($60), I could see everything that was going on. Next time I will probably go for the same cheap seats but maybe invest in some binaculars. :-)
Another thing I liked was the food. I bought a sausage on a stick with french fries and it was delicious. Those two things are hard to come by in Japan; it's mostly asian food. I will do a blog on food some other time.
Long story short, it was a fun four hours. Note: DREAM has tournaments throughout the year and at different locations in Japan. If you can make one, I recomend it.

Sayonara,
Tristan

Tokyo Train Ride

Hello everyone!!! Things are going great in Japan. Above is some footage from my last days in Tokyo. Tokyo is a really exciting city. There are lots of things to see and do. I enjoyed it so much that I will probably go back near the end of my trip. Stay tuned for some footage of my life in Nagoya where I go to school.

Sayonara,
Tristan

Hello everyone, this is a video I made on my first day in Japan. My hotel was in the Akihabara district of Tokyo so the video mostly contains scenes from that area. It was a nice hotel and the owners were really nice. Their English wasn't very good and my Japanese isn't very good so that made for interesting conversations. However, that was a walk in the park compared to lugging all of my luggage around Tokyo. Word of advice to anyone coming to Tokyo: Pack Light. My arms were killing me and I got lost a few times. All of that said, it is a beautiful city. It is clean and the bus system is really efficient, if you know how to use it that is. Next episode I will give everyone a tour around Tokyo via JR Takenote line. Coming soon...

Sayonara,

Tristan