Osaka

Posted on 2024-11-30

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Photo of three takoyaki joints with interesting and colorful signage from across the street. People are lined up outside, and a car is passing from the right. — A trio of takoyaki places in Nishishinsaibashi.

A photo looking down a street in Nishishinsaibashi, Osaka. There are two people passing from the right. — A street in Nishishinsaibashi.

Photo of the Osaka skyline taken in the morning from the Honmachi area, looking south. — Osaka skyline, looking south from Honmachi.

On the Shinkansen

Posted on 2024-11-29

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Photo of the front of a Shinkansen train in Tokyo station. — Shinkansen train in Tokyo station.

Photo of Mount Fuji in the distance and a large, white commercial building in the foreground with “UCC Coffee Fuji” printed on it. — Mount Fuji, seen from a passing Shinkansen train.

Asakusa Streets

Posted on 2024-11-28

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A photo of people on the street in Asakusa with Tokyo tower in the distance. — Street scene in Asakusa with Tokyo tower in the distance.

Photo a white tent with a smoking area sign on a Tokyo street. A smoker’s legs are visible. There are people walking and cycling in front of the tent. A brightly lit sign hangs on the building behind. — An on-street smoking area.

Pigeon Sign

Posted on 2024-11-27

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Photo of a poster hung in an outdoor arcade with a drawing of a pigeon in flight above laundry hung on a line. Text in Japanese asks not to feed pigeons and warns of the longer term consequences to the neighborhood. — Don’t feed the pigeons, please.

I thought this was a warning about hanging laundry in the area. Rather, it’s a warning about feeding pigeons, which makes much more sense.

Five-storied Pagoda

Posted on 2024-11-27

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A color photo of the Five-storied Pagoda at Sensō-ji with a bridge and trees in the foreground. — Five-storied Pagoda at Sensō-ji in Tokyo.

Taken on an early morning walk through Sensō-ji in Tokyo.