At first, I felt sorry for the Americans who followed Phish across the Pacific for the band's Japan tour. I live here, and even I find the prices intolerable and the infrastructure unforgiving.
And then there was the rain.
The National Meteorological Agency announced the start of the rainy season on June 8, the day before the band's first show at Shibuya ON AIR East. The rain wasn't a problem then or at the Zepp show in Odaiba the following night, but the centerpiece of the tour was the June 11 afternoon concert at the outdoor amphitheater in Hibiya Park.