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https://www.byjp.me/posts/tumblr-jpinjapan/2009-08-18-silly-photos · 18 Aug 2009
Some silly photos from the past couple of days - the 'Crunky' biscuity thing they have here sounds kinda crap and kinda funky, is that a good thing?; me in an Apple dept. in Hiroshima (yaaaay); JK in 'Kiddy Land'... Don't ask; and finally the logo for 'Gui...
https://www.byjp.me/posts/tumblr-jpinjapan/2009-08-18-fancy-lobby · 18 Aug 2009
We had a little difficulty finding the capsule hotel we wanted (we were looking at the wrong map in our sleepless mess) so we stopped off in the Ritz for directions and a cigar. Okay, just directions. They had an adjoining Ferrari Showroom (doors directy t...
https://www.byjp.me/posts/tumblr-jpinjapan/2009-08-15-night-buses-are-stupid-but-actually-really-clever · 15 Aug 2009
You see, the big problem is that while the seats are amazingly comfy and recline with leg rests and so on, the buses are usually only 6 or 7 hours long and at least 2 hours of that is the small stops at th start and the end! Having done two of these in a ...
https://www.byjp.me/posts/tumblr-jpinjapan/2009-08-15-women-only-carriages · 14 Aug 2009
!The door of a subway carriage saying "women only" in Japanese and English Women Only subway carriages, presumably for nighttime trains? I'm told Osaka has a bit of a problem with women disappearing.
https://www.byjp.me/posts/tumblr-jpinjapan/2009-08-14-umbrellas · 14 Aug 2009
!A large room filled with open umbrellas The Japanese don't appear to be afraid of opening umbrellas indoors!
https://www.byjp.me/posts/tumblr-jpinjapan/2009-08-14-castle-shrine · 14 Aug 2009
!A sillhouette of a large torii in front of a distant shrine with some lights on, as dusk approaches. The (very new, of course) shrine at the castle in Hiroshima. As JK pointed out, it's nice to see temples like these built nowadays, to continue the cycle...
https://www.byjp.me/posts/tumblr-jpinjapan/2009-08-13-hiroshima-today · 13 Aug 2009
I don't know how the Japanese tourists can photograph their kids standing in front of the _gembaku domu_ (The former industrial commerce centre building, 160m from the hypocenter, now known as the A-bomb dome). They are much stronger than I am.
https://www.byjp.me/posts/tumblr-jpinjapan/2009-08-12-nanpure · 12 Aug 2009
!Lots of Sudoku game books on a shelf in a store, all titled "ナンプレ" instead of "Sudoku" It appears that the Japanese call it 'nanpure' (ナンプレ, nan-poo-ray) not sudoku!
https://www.byjp.me/posts/tumblr-jpinjapan/2009-08-12-stolen-towels · 12 Aug 2009
!A white towel with the "Holiday Inn" logo built into the fabric Mrs. Tani obviously has grants and contributions from many places to help run her inn.
https://www.byjp.me/posts/tumblr-jpinjapan/2009-08-09-victory-britain · 9 Aug 2009
Hi all this is JK writing. We had an amazing day, unfortunately we started off slowly as we had to leave the amazing ryokan that we were staying in the night before, due to the price, and move to a different place. The whole process started off very slo...