We recently released an awe-inspiring new Bejeweled game in Japan — land of the rising fun. And we want to show it off… even though, sadly, you can’t actually play it outside of Japan. But it’s so cool! Check out the trailer (it’s in Japanese, so you know it’s authentic):

Bejeweled Legend was dreamed up by our game studio in Tokyo, and it builds on the classic gem-matching game with an ocean adventure full of new characters and challenges. Plus, there are evil bosses to battle, and lots of other stuff I’d tell you about if I could read the game trailer.

Anyone out there care to translate it? Better yet: anyone out there care to translate it in the form of a sonnet?

One of the great things about PopCap is we’re making awesome games for people around the world. And while that means you may not always get to see us climb to the top of the rope, you can at least enjoy us telling you about it.

Please note, I was traveling with my wife and 5-year-old daughter, so most of the pictures have a pretty wholesome bent. If you were hoping for some exciting photos of Disco Zombie living it up in Roppongi or Ginza or one of the more unsavory neighborhoods I will not name here… you’re on the Internet, I’m sure you can find it.

Like in the States, it is becoming harder to find a payphone. Unlike in the States, when you find one, it doesn’t look like it will give you hepatitis.

I don’t know for sure (and I’m not going to look it up because this post is already late), but I think Japan has one of the largest vending-machine-based economies in the developed world.

Riding the Marunouchi Line from Akasaka-Mitsuke to Ogikubo. Say that five times fast. Or at all.

Postal employees get pretty rad scooters to ride. Disco Zombie tags along.

We did not know what to do to cross the street during the day.

Ran into a friend who showed Disco Zombie the way.

Got out of Tokyo and spent a couple of days in the mountains. It was a good chance for Disco Zombie to work on his audition piece for The Walking Dead.

We spent a day at Tokyo Disney Sea. If you know who “Duffy” is, this picture is HILARIOUS!

Disco Zombie loves aquariums. I know it’s “aquaria” but who says that?

The only thing better than the fake food in Tokyo, is the real food. Behold the wax-and-photographic presentation of my favorite food ever: tonkatsu. They did not have brainkatsu on the menu so we did not eat here.

So there’s Disco Zombie’s little travelogue of Tokyo and surrounding areas. We hope you enjoyed it. Next time we’ll visit Tokyo Sky Tree but the lines were way too long this time.