Can I get a bing-bong?

Asia
October 19th 2009

Published: October 22nd 2009

Japan, Land of the Rising Sun. Karaoke, karate, sushi, sashimi, ninjas and noodles. What rot, it’s the land of the constant bing-bong! On the trains, the subway, in the shops or on the streets, wherever you go there is some form of noise to accompany you. So with a bing and a bong and a bow from immigration, the Japanese adventure began. After a nice flight with JAL (naturally good service, ba... Read Full Entry

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Almost templed out

Last temple of the trip, the Senso-ji in Tokyo, and now I'm done.

!!!!

My holiday wouldn't be a proper holiday if I didn't get a bit of scaffolding along the way. They covered up the Senso-ji in Tokyo in preparation of my arrival.

Smoke bath

Japanese taking a smoke bath outside the Senso-ji temple. I've seen Bear Grylls do something similar I'm sure.

Superdry

Not the weather, the Ashai building in Tokyo.

The sign of civilisation

In a public toilet no less. Spotlessly clean, lots of loo roll and even a button to press for the sound of running water (with croaking frogs) to aid one's ablutions. This is the most advanced race on the planet.

26th October 2009

MaryK
Mary Kitchen

Update on the funny crieature
The scary creater outside restaurants is a naughty shape-shifter racoon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki.

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