Hugh has posted a bunch of pictures from the Shichinohe newcomers' party that happened this past Saturday. I've long since recovered from the drinking, but my body is still in serious pain from the fighting. One would have thought with all the drinking and fighting going on that Akiko would have made an appearance. In fact the two Irish girls that were there didn't even join in any of the brawling. While the turnout wasn't as big as last year, there were still enough Gaijin present to piss off most of the Japanese people present. I was out cold by the time in the early, early morning that a bunch of dunk JETs started ringing the giant gong. I also didn't witness the JET's stealing a bunch of flags from a nearby eatery, but I did get to see the irate owner chew out Melanie. At any rate, I think it's pretty safe to say that East Hakkoda Park in Shichinohe will soon be the lastest spot in Aomori to post a 'Japanese Only' sign. I'm curious if there are any more campgrounds left in Aomori that AJET will be permitted to use. If they can find one it will likely be in some remote monkey infested part of Shimokita.