The Skateboard Mag

Tokyo...

Text Todd Bratrud—May 16, 2008

its been a hot minute, havent had time to use the internet to its fullest potential, but i think im about to be back on the internet full time so you can expect more posts from trips with captions on almost every photo!! even photos that need no caption!!

so this is a grip of photos from the Volcom Lizard Pin-Up art show in Tokyo that Devon and i went to a bit back...

they banned all my fav guns on the flight to Japan, sucks to be me.

yum!

lookin' good... right?

gotta get them finger prints in the main frame before you enter Japan.

lil elevators.

joked about getting a tamagatchi tattoo on the flight, had the chance to make it a reality, so why not? Kaname really hooked it up... thanks budd!

Tommy Lee (Jones) is somehow cool in Japan...

cuss sign.

fish knife.

straight up shanks for sale.

Chewy was there.

the "Love Cupid"

a Horkey designed Tattoo.

a Bratrud designed Tattoo.

Ozzy Wrong

they are smart about the toys they make in Japan.

Shingo.

neat lil guys are the icons for near everything you see, i think this was for the train system, i could be wrong, i couldnt read anything at all.

"CHUG CHUG CHUG"

Tofu for ERRRRRRR meal!

Sacred Tamagotchi.

D Green.

sleep in a 4x4 horiz room if you are too wasted to go home before work the next day.

Phone Book.

i think this was a kickflip finger flip...

gum eraser mini meal.

hot shirt. i shoulda thought of that.

me and Devons gear on some plastic people.

beer matching the show "colors".

mini-ramp at the show.

Send Help tattoo.

the show.

this may be one of the best things i have ever made. get your 4 Boobs shirt NOW.

Sean Cassidy Volcom shirt.

clean-up.

mass-trash.

street art.

6 floors of toys.

this is an add for jewels that go onto and hang off of your finger nails... the quote says it all!

i guess people jumping in front of trains to get their hats is enough of a problem that they had to put up signs as warnings.

mass Smurfs.

toy store.

this was real.

9 year olds with weed leaf boots, they know whats up in Tokyo!

UPS in Japan. CUUUUUUUUUUUTE!!!!!

Shingo and Myself.

Ogawa (driving) hooked it up like crazy!!

Hockney tribute.

sorry Devon, i know you said not to point this out but...

Thrasher Drink Fountain.

Daven. this is his real hair. no joke. it might be a joke. yeah, its a joke, his hair isnt made of plastic.

good times were had. 2 1/2 days in Tokyo is kinda a joke, but at the same time, Tokyo is Tokyo.

thanks Volcom!