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Friendly Airport Limousine
(It's a bus).
Lawson is everywhere.
Ra.a.g.f—The Rabbit Café.
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The cages at Ra.a.g.f
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Bunny selection ...
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Food & drinks at Ra.a.g.f
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Rabbits at Ra.a.g.f
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Rabbit food. Really. It's food for rabbits.
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Rabbit No. 1
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Rabbit No. 1
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Rabbit No. 2
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Rabbit No. 2
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Rabbit No. 2
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Rabbit No. 3
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Big Rabbit
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Tiny Rabbit at Ra.a.g.f
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Tiny Rabbit
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Rabbit No. 4
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Rabbit No. 4
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Gudetama
Homeless Gentleman, Japan
Though he had no home, he had a pretty nice computer.
Tokyo Subway
Women Only
To combat the (alleged) groping problem.
KFC for Christmas
Our guide told us that if you want KFC on Christmas, you'd better make a reservation. Even for take away.
Thunder Gate
Thunder Gate, with family.
Asakusa Shopping Street
(Nakamise-dori
Making dessert
t might look like chocolate inside, but it's red bean paste.
Sensō-ji
Tokyo Skytree
5-Story Pagoda
Getting a Fortune
Getting a Fortune
Fortunate ...
... they got the best and second-best fortunes. A rarity, we're told.
Purification, Part I
Smoke, to clear the lungs and ward off illness.
Purification, Part II.
Water. Seems perfectly sanitary.
Sensō-ji
Sensō-ji
Torii
Purification, III
Wishes & Hopes
Asakusa Shrine
Rickshaw Boy
Every time I saw one of these fellows, I thought of The Little Rickshaw Boy.
Comtemplaing eating a grasshopper.
Painted wall, balloons.
Japanese Bike Racks
100 Yen Shop
(Japanese 99¢ Store)
Fight!
Rasslin.
Fierce
(Not a real dohyō).
Chankonabe
Gamecock!
The only rikishi we saw.
Edo historical replica.
Video fun in Akihabara
Electronics shops in Akihabara
Akihabara at night.
Takeshi Kitano looms large.
Everything is smaller in Japan.
Even the Hummers.
Tiny car.
Maid cafe advertisement.
Tokyo subway ticket terminals.
NHK Sticker!
Small apartment.
No Trash Cans
Trash cans in Japan are pretty hard to find. And it's usually pretty clean, but every so often you find a pile of trash.
Vending Machine
These are everywhere.
Vending Machine
Blue is a cold beverage. Red is a hot beverage.
Street Marker
Aba's Cafe
We lost a camera here temporarily.
Loppi Machine
Japan Rail Pass Exchange Order
Tokyo Taxi
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Shoeshiner
Waseda El Dorado
Waseda El Dorado
Waseda El Dorado
Waseda El Dorado
Waseda El Dorado
Waseda El Dorado
Tokyo Station
Macaroons!
The view from the train.
Devil on the train.
Education (Nintendo)
Hello Kitty Apartment
Hello Kitty Apartment
Hello Kitty Apartment
Big Crab
Foodium
Tako Tako King
Fruit & Ice Cream
Line at Pablo
Disco on the edge of America Town
Lady Liberty
Looking out over Amerimura
Iconic Streetlamps
If you see these, you're probably in America Town
Village Vanguard Book Store
Naked Boy, with Rabbits (go figure).
Triangle Park
Girl Statue, America Town
Blue Windy Lounge
A free smoking space. Open Noon to 9:00 p.m. For adult smokers only.
Girls on a bridge.
Osaka fire truck.
Manneken Belgian Waffle
We wanted to eat breakfast here, but it was closed when we went by the next morning.
Dotonbori River
Rose Lips Hotel (!) at dusk
Dotonbori Hotel
Dotonbori Hotel: Backsides
Dotonbori Hotel: Backsides
On the Ebisu Bridge
Dotonbori Hotel
Dotanbori River, with boat
Giant Crab
Giant Octopus
Giant Sushi
Giant Puffer Fish
Dotonbori Street Scene
Kinryu Dragon
Kinryu Dragon
Dredging the Dotonbori River
Kinryu Ramen: Order Here
Kinryu Ramen: Chef at Work
Foreign-Friendly ATM
Located in Dotonbori at 34.668806, 135.503447.
Uncle Sam in Amerimura
Freshness Burger
Pable Cheese Tart
Sushi
Samurai Sushi Guide
Kyoto Tower
Nijo Castle
Bridge at Tenryū-ji
Torii at Tenryū-ji
Statue at Tenryū-ji
Tenryū-ji Temple
Through the trees
at Tenryū-ji
Rooftop Guardian
Bridge at Tenryū-ji
Rickshaw Boy II
Again, I went right to The Little Rickshaw Boy.
Trapped ... on a bus
Don't drink this.
Trash, coffee.
Bullet Train
Inside a bullet train.
Hiroshima Taxis
Paper Cranes for Peace
at Fukiro-machi Elementary School Peace Museum
Chalkboard Messages
at Fukiro-machi Elementary School Peace Museum
Messages, up close.
at Fukiro-machi Elementary School Peace Museum
Shopping Street, Hiroshima
This store sells hats.
Peace Flame
Peace Park Memorial
Peace Park Memorial
Peace Park Memorial
Diorama of Destruction
Model representation of the atomic bomb aftermath.
Little Boy
Some of Sadako's Paper Cranes
Children's Peace Memorial
Children's Peace Memorial
Peace Clock Tower
Constructed in 197. It chimes everyday at 8:15 a.m., the time the atomic bomb exploded.
A-bomb Dome
A-bomb Dome
Tsukunejima
The unassuming entrance to a great restaurant.
Launch to Miyajima
Boat to Miyajima
Boat to Miyajima
Mist on the Island
Deer on Miyajima
Miyajima Deer
Pagoda
Torii
Guardian
O-torii Gate
Girls at the O-torii Gate
O-torii Gate
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Deer Confrontation
Hiroshima Hypocenter
Street Car No. 1
Hiroshima Fountain
Hiroshima Fountain
Keep Your Mammys Clean
Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower
Noppon
Noppon. The one on the left is Older Brother and the one on the right is, you guessed it, Younger Brother.
Tokyo Subway
Japan has the best sewer covers.
Inokashira Park is beautiful
530 meters to the Ghibli Museum
Ghibli Museum!
Ghibli Museum tickets turn into ...
... even cooler Ghibli Museum tickets!
Tower to the Top
Ghibli Museum
Ghibli Museum
Straw Hat Cafe
Kaze No Tani Beer
Line to enter Ghibli Museum
Robot Guardian
On the roof of the Ghibli Museum
The roof of the Ghibli Museum
Girls with Friend
Totoro Greets Everyone
Ghibli Museum, Parting Shot
Japan Rail Passes
Useful things!
Rentable Red Bikes
Anime Shopkeeper Gal
She takes yen, dollars, and euros.
Mt. Fuji
Our last glimpse of Japan.