A hidden neighborhood favorite for Japanese Pancakes
Nik and I went to Japan last year over Thanksgiving, and I have yet to say a peep about it!! The two week trip to Tokyo and Kyoto provided the perfect escape. We explored both cities to the point that we could barely stand at the end of each day only to repeat our torture the following day.
The vacation was somewhat impulsive in that we purchased our plane tickets just two months ahead of time, and made our final hotel reservation a week before we departed. We made very few concrete plans, and allowed ourselves to wander aimlessly through the cities (stopping frequently at convenient stores to stock up on snacks). Luckily, Nik did activate an international data plan on his phone so that we always knew where we were and could find restaurants while we were out and about. This batch of photos is hopefully the first of many I took, and if you want to see Nik’s account of the adventure on his brand-spanking-newly-designed website, click the link below:
Nik’s Blog: 10 Posts from Japan
Bicycle Parking
Cage lights at the fish market
The fish market shuffle
Corner store
A typical sidewalk
Street Sign
The little one’s wheels
Pattern
Push cart
Ladder
Clean
Tools of the trade
Market Price
“Yay, the leaves are pretty!”
Ginko
Intersection
Temple
Traditional Structures
School time
Front Porch
Buildings
Cemetary
Pedestrian Bridge
Street sign
Field Trip
Tourists
Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center by Kengo Kuma and Associates
View from the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center
Pottery
Electronics Mecca
View from our hotel
Government Building
Mesh bags used to protect trash from bird invasion
Birds on a wire…I mean metal bar
The gentlemen’s lunch spot
The ladies’ lunch spot
Parks
