Sunday May 27, 2012

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Eijiro Miyamae, 75, shows his fashion style, including live goldfish earrings, in Yokohama on Sunday.

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    Disillusioned

    Oh, yeah! That's art? This guy has some serious issues!

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    NuckinFutz

    Way too much LSD in the 60s dude!

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    some14some

    Oh, yeah! That's art? This guy has some serious issues!

    "This guy has some..." JT has presented his picture for quick solution !

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    Gurukun

    In Yokohama?!? And he didn't even get arrested?

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    nutsagain

    Nope, if he says it's 'art' then it is. We just have to accept that. Whether we like it or not is arbitrary. Still, I'm reminded of an artist friend's 't' shirt which read; 'art is anything you can get away with'

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    ahemmm

    poor goldfish

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    tokyonovice

    Which one is Eijiro?

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    MrDog

    The guy is probably nuts. He looks like an idiot and anyone who says it's "art" is even more of an idiot.

    Nope, if he says it's 'art' then it is. We just have to accept that. Whether we like it or not is arbitrary. Still, I'm reminded of an artist friend's 't' shirt which read; 'art is anything you can get away with'

    Anyone can say that anything is "art", we don't have to accept it though.

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    wajisin

    Believe me, he didn't do it for APEC. He does it all the time here in Yokohama. Then there's the Japan Samurai tragic who rides the 5 o'clock Toyoko line train from Shibuya in full sports regalia and hard hat with streamers, exposing his knobbly knees year round.

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    bonword

    I've seen this guy every time I go to the park in Yokohama by the bay. He seems pretty harmless and people love taking pictures with him - perhaps he does it for the company. What they did not mention is he wears all that stuff while bicycling...quite the spectacle.

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    tokyokawasaki

    Just another attention seeker.

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    goddog

    The new Picasso

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    TSRnow

    Or another Dali. At least the goldfish isn't edible.

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    pamelot

    And you know 2 heads are better than one...

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    KaptainKichigai

    Isnt this the guy down by the river outside the blue tarp with the ozeki one cup jar in his hand?

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    ratpack

    please tell me he lost a bet and was forced to wear this!!!

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    Foxie

    It looks as if Kewpie Mayonnaise has sponsored him, it surely was meant for the Free Trade of Mayonnaise in the Pacific Region.

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    TrouserEnthusiast

    Why are you all being so bitchy?

    Like wajisin said, he's kind of a fixture around the Yokohama area. He seems interesting and harmless.

    It's also nice to see him with a new hat!

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    Jkanda

    His art is sending the message "how wierd life can get?". Materialism, vanity...

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    MisterCreosote

    He came to see Obama.

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    YongYang

    Daft as a brush. Free those goldfish.

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    cactusJack

    Cloudy Bongwater blows this guy away.

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    trulymadlyfukai

    He's just a tryhard.

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    Apsara

    The guy is probably nuts. He looks like an idiot and anyone who says it's "art" is even more of an idiot.

    What a boring bunch of people some (but thankfully not all) of you commenters are. This guy and others like him are usually harmless and it makes life interesting to have people who are a bit "different" around the place. I'd rather see this guy than another dark-suited chain-smoking salaryman any day.

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    ritalynn

    That guy's problay like 'I'm 75 years old, I can do what I wanna do!' and I say more power to him! He isn't bothering anyone so what's the big deal.

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    gogogo

    Look at me

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    kokorocloud

    Haha, cute old man. I do feel sorry for the goldfish though.

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    FentonFalsitt

    @kokorocloud

    Yep. Time to call PETA!

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    peachy871

    Ha ha! I have photos of this guy too. Saw him in Yokohama with all the same type of gear, except the dress he was wearing was white and he had some sort of plastic boobs underneath that were poking out quite prominently at the time. He seemed pretty darn happy!

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