http://instagram.com/p/b-D8nhqnvU/ Above: “My dates are only along the Tokyu [train] line.” http://instagram.com/p/ZH_wBzqnsk/ http://instagram.com/p/WtaxYGqnjI/ Above: Creepy ad targeting people who want to transfer jobs a to foreign-affiliated company http://instagram.com/p/WMVA5zqnli/ Above: Hey girl, is your… Continue reading
Thanks to a tip from the always useful Time Out Tokyo, I stopped by on December 17 to catch the beginnings of “Santarchy 2011 near the statue of Hachiko in Shibuya (just down… Continue reading
Bet you didn’t realize you needed one of these! Actually, I might need one—I took a banana in for lunch the other day, and it was a bit battered after the morning commute…… Continue reading
This photo was taken near the public computer at the Zenkoji Temple Inn in Takayama, Japan. This place is a Buddhist temple that also serves as a hostel—and evidently, it has a good… Continue reading
Isn’t this amazing? I spotted it in Berkeley just in front of Trattoria Corso (which has great pasta, by the way). I love the white belly. Happy Wednesday!
A delightful piece of Engrish on a tea pot I bought shortly before leaving Japan—I also love that it is made not only in but of Poland. Happy Wednesday!
On a slight blogging hiatus due to work and travel overload. This shot is from my recent trip to the Philippines; these signs encouraging people to be honest were all over Iloilo City.… Continue reading
Random silliness from Japan and San Francisco’s Japantown. Apologies for the hiatus in substantive blog posts–I’m traveling at the moment. For now, happy Wednesday!
For those of you who enjoyed my previous post, CNN just did a little story on the Jigokudani Monkey Park–the video above gives you a better idea of what it’s like to actually… Continue reading
