Toilets and Temples

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Today was a lazy day...Matt went to work and Bill and I walked to the 100 yen store to pick up some cheap sunglasses, since we had left ours in Matt's car and didn't realize that we had the keys to get them out....It was a partly sunny day here, humid and in the mid 70s....

After the 100 yen store, we headed for the Tama River, but got side-tracked by a Halloween celebration, where a long street was closed off, and kids in costumes were walking with their parents. After taking some photos, we started off again, hoping to visit a Buddhist temple near the river. We found it easily and after visiting, went down to river to sit for awhile. We wandered through the quiet neighborhoods near the river, and eventually found a Shinto Temple, where we watched a ceremony for a few minutes.

We strolled back home, where we took it easy, while Matt made delicious fish tacos for us!

I've added a few toilet photos here.....both good and bad!

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Photos

Shinto Priest conducting ceremony
This was probably a blessing for the little girl who is in traditional dress.

Reflection in a street mirror
The streets are very narrow and there is little or no visibility at corners, so these mirrors are everywhere.

Bad Toilet
My knees do not like these....hard to squat without holding on to something.....! This one was in a gas station, and was very clean.....

Good toilet
This one has a heated seat, water rinse off, and other features I don't understand!
The one I used at the airport had deodorizer and fake flushing sounds to disguise any you might make!

Comments

[Linda Harlow]

Wonderful Blog
Lynn & Bill, What great descriptions and fotos!!!!! Thanks for taking your precious time to blog and send to us all. You appear to be over the sore throat/cold now. Stay healthy, even if way too pricey-Beer-$20! Apple $8---I'd have to learn to knit baby cloths too, if I lived there! Keep sending,Linda

[max williams]

Great pics!!
Wow!!! It looks really amazing there, such a far away world. Thanks for sharing, keep them coming. Bon Voyages from Camille and I.