HARRY'S JAPAN BLOG - 25 JANUARY 2008

Hello again.

Back in Tokyo now. Nagoya and Osaka were fantastic but very quick. The venue in Nagoya was in a department store. Apparently this sort of thing is totally normal in Japan - bars, restaurants etc on the 17th floor of a fairly unlikely looking building. You go into a lobby of what looks like an office building - or a block of flats, get in a lift and then when the doors open again you're in a bar. Nice. Thanks in no small part to the quality fans, both gigs were excellent. We were only sad not to be able to hang out more in these cities.

Back to the capital and time for some retail therapy. Harajuku in Tokyo is where it's at. Incredible vintage gear and some quality shop names too - who wouldn't want to buy clothes in a shop called Sexy Dynamite? Or maybe a shirt from Irony corner? Not forgetting of course The Filth and Hysteric. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many of them, and the stuff is so well organised. Anyway, time to sign off - we've a gig to do. It's been a great trip. We've really been spoilt rotten - a big thankyou to all the fans who gave us such beautiful gifts. S ore dewa, ma ta ne and all that, and a massive thankyou to all the wonderful fans who made our shows so special. See you again soon.

Harry x