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Bicycle taxi in Sapporo 01
These bicycle taxis were cool. Kind of like a rickshaw, only a bike. (Sapporo)
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Bicycle taxi in Sapporo 02
Directions for the Blind on the Sidewalks 01
This was way cool. You'd find these all over the street along the length of the sidewalks, at the...
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Directions for the Blind on the Sidewalks 02
Closer look at the street guides for the blind. This particular intersection told people where to...
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Drink machine
These drink machines were EVERYWHERE!! Down alleys, in front of stores, you’d always pass a drink...
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Commercials right where the product is
Another example of a TV commercial right alongside a product. This was pretty common. And since...
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Electronic paying at Sushi bar in Akihabara
Sooo cool. We went to one of those sushi restaurants with the conveyer belt that goes all around...
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2008_06_07 Japan Trip 08
This is at a different sushi restaurant, but still the same conveyer-belt style. We had lunch here...
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Lots of fish in Japan
As you can imagine, since Japan serves a lot of fish there was also plenty of fish in the grocery store. (Sapporo)
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Marimo (algae pets)
These things were really weird. They were called “Marimo.” Basically a big ball of algae, the...
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Hello kitty marimo
Oh and yes, I did buy a Hello Kitty Marimo. There is a Hello Kitty charm for every notable thing in Japan, so of course they made one for marimo.
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Marimokkuri
The most popular charm for marimo was Marimokkori. I guess kori is a slang word for the male...
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Okonamyaki
This was a traditional food called Okonamiyaki. It was kind of like a big pancake that you cooked...
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Plastic food display
Every restaurant had an elaborate display of plastic food. It was really well done too, you...
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Ravens
There were a few pigeons, but the Japanese love pigeons. The pests were really the ravens (I’m sure...
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Sign on the subway in Tokyo
Priority seat for the disabled, elderly and pregnant. For some reason I just thought it was...
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The Japanese love their dogs
The Japanese love their dogs. Small dogs were practically everywhere in the city (on leashes with...
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The Origina Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil
This picture has nothing to do with food safety or anything, I just think it’s really cool. This is...
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