Posted: December 13th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Weds night I went to Tokyo MAPS skatepark for a signing and skate demo… Alot of the same faces were there from the Ebina event – and new ones too! It was awesome to see everyone again and to watch the little girls tear up the skatepark. I ran into Gen Kun- a local vert skater that I have skated with in the past in California. He was ripping and it was awesome to session the ramp with him! Keiko and Mari from Nikita came too and we did some product tosses for the girls.. Many thanks to my Dad who once again shot all the photos.. And a big thanks to Takashi, Jin, Nagi and the Murasaki Sports team that helped make the event possible!
Posted: December 10th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Last weekend I got the chance to check out a girl’s skate event called, Skate Viking. It was held at the X-Dome skatepark in Ebina, Japan. I went to promote hoopla and I watched many of the top amateurs compete- and I got to skate with them a bit too. It was a really cool experience to meet the girls and to see the scene they have built for themselves here. They were all skating at such a high level and were ripping!! My friend, Keiko, also came out to the event, and it was great to see her again! Thanks to Takashi for setting it up and to my Dad for taking all the photos!!
Posted: December 2nd, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Yesterday I went to visit my friend, Keiko, in the town of Onjuku. I know Keiko b/c we are Nikita teammates and have traveled together many different times in the past on photoshoots, etc. So, I was excited to finally visit her at her home in Japan. She and her husband have a little skatepark and cafe called the “Nikita Cafe and Park“. It is a well-kept, charming little skatepark and it was so fun to session with Keiko! Thanks for having us, Keiko!! Here are some pics:
Posted: December 2nd, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
I am over in Japan right now skateboarding and visiting my parents who have lived here since May. I have gotten to visit a few different towns since I have been here- mainly, Yokosuka, Hakone, Enoshima, and Onjuku in Chiba. It is a beautiful and exciting country! Here are some pics from the trip so far..
