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Every once in a while you need to have a great out-of-reality experience. Labyrinth - a Japanese psychedelic trance festival - is an annual opportunity to do this. Labyrinth is a four day event organized by the Mindgames organization and my colleague, the Monk, is it's founder. It is held in the town of Kawaba in the mountains north of Tokyo in the Gunma province. The nearest train station is about 30 minutes by car. (By the way, Kawaba has nice local products, especially their wine)

I have been to psychedelic trance parties in Amsterdam in the past, but none of them were as great as this one. The mix of forest, mountains an oriental country is a great experience. I can only imagine how the parties in the middle of the Moroccan desert would be like.

Another thing that's really nice about these events in Japan is the people. Most people are Japanese and they are very well mannered. Also, the atmosphere is more bohemian since it's a safe camping environment so many people bring their children.

The best thing about these parties is that they are an escape from your normal life. A break from reality even.

As the Singularity can be found anywhere, it can also be found at Labyrinth. Going out there in the nature, far away from technology packed Tokyo. What do we bring? Some blankets, candles, incense and clothing. But we also bring: Huge speakers, electrical spots and chemicals. What do we do?

We unite with nature.

A lot of people might see it as distorting nature, like two opposites. But as a singularitarian, I truly believe that all this techno distortion is part of biology and evolution.

More importantly, it's an awesome experience!