While many first-time visitors to Tokyo probably have a fuzzy idea of what to expect, they would do themselves a favor to first check out I Rub Your Brog, a Web blog that randomly documents "life, music and general weirdness in central Tokyo." This is where they'll find slices of technicolor life not necessarily covered in standard-issue guidebooks about Japan. When the anonymous blogger behind I Rub Your Brog isn't touring the city's parks and backstreets on his bike, he can be found jamming with the bands The Shirts and Squadcar or trading riffs with other artists in Tokyo's underground music scene. The Japan Times spoke with Mallocup, the creator's online alias, about his blog, the extroverts on parade in Yoyogi Park and the importance of always being prepared for a photo opportunity.
Where's your homeland? When and how did you end up in Japan?
I'm from a small town north of Melbourne in Australia. I came to Japan about 10 years ago to teach in a big English conversation school.