Monthly Archives: November 2007

About a third of the exhibit hall was devoted to giant manufacturing robots. Most of them were turned on, waving around, assembling cars and appliances that only they could see, so I appreciated watching these guys in action on an … Continue reading →

Say, is that a Swiss Alphorn Trio on its way into the robot exhibition?

I went to the convention center this morning. The convention center is on a weird, square, artificial island in Tokyo Bay filled with giant structures (malls, amusement parks, a scale model of Hong Kong, etc.) connected by monorail.   From … Continue reading →

I don’t know what this is an add for, but I love these eggs!

Back behind the shrines and things there was a stand of giant, old cedar trees.  As I was taking pictures of the trees a stranger offered to take a shot of me, which is above.   The reason I was … Continue reading →

Yesterday I visited Nikko, which is a tourist town a few hours outside of Tokyo full of shrines, reliquaries and the like. This photo is of the train cleaning crew who hovered by the door waiting for the last passengers … Continue reading →

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 →