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I have the feeling that every American in Tokyo takes the same photos: crowds, and shiny things.

We got out the door early this morning (6AM) to check out the fish market. This is the place where the night’s fish catch is auctioned off to wholesalers all over the country. 6AM turned out to be too late … Continue reading →

I asked Aric if this poster was advertising a Pro Wrestling match between pets. He looked at it for a while and said, “You took a picture from the back side, so the writing is all backwards. But, that’s what … Continue reading →

Let no one say that I have not lived. For I have been to Ikebukuro Gyoza Stadium!   The guidebook consistently referred to this place as a ‘food theme park’ and it was, in fact, inside a larger spookhouse-type them … Continue reading →

  Aric maintains that in Tokyo no one eats unless they’re sitting down.   It is also the case that there is almost nowhere to sit. I took this photo in Tokyo central station because these thingies were the closest … Continue reading →