Maid cafe

We try to break up our sightseeing walks by stopping at cafes or restaurants to rest our weary feet. Something uniquely Japanese are these…

Living takoyaki

Swan boats in Ueno

On the trip was also my first time being inside of Ueno Park. I’ve passed through a few times with train transfers, but never…

Boring clam

Taken over the weekend at the aquarium at the deep sea exhibit. I know oil drill bits get all the attention & fame, but clams don’t need…

Devil bunny

I can’t remember what they were trying to promote, but we ran into this random devil bunny while shopping in Shibuya. Everyone was trying…

Diver City massive Gundam

One more shot with the massive Gundam statue. Here I am blasting off to space. Or to the moon? Or to Jupiter? To…

Street dance festival

A delightful surprise. We randomly ran into a street dance festival outside one of the stations. There were dance teams…

Monterey Bay Aquarium

It started as a day trip to Monterey, & now we’ve come back as full-time members of the Monterey Bay Aquarium! It’s been…

Washing my hands with toilet water

Our fancy futuristic Japanese toilet. The buttons on the right control the bidet, though it has…

Fancy Gundam models

At the top floor of the mall with all these sick robot models. These Transformers are pretty sick.