Gold Unko

Gold poop statue on a porch near Ebisu Station.  Gold unko is good luck in Tokyo.

Another view of the gold unko.

Yebisu Beer Museum

He's one of the Seven Gods of Fortune.

Momoe, Shunya, and Jiji

Yoyogi Park

Momoe

Shibuya Crossing

Tsukiji Fish Market

Driving through upscale Ginza early in the morning, on our way to Tsukiji Fish Market.

Handling the fish for the day.

Sake Tokkuri

The front knives are used for meat.  The middle knives are used for fish.  The back knives are used for sashimi.

Tuna Knives

Dried Squid

Shinjuku

The view from Park Hyatt Tokyo, the hotel where Lost in Translation was shot.

The view from the entrance to Park Hyatt Tokyo's New York Bar, 52nd floor.

Tocho-Dori

Nishi-Shinjuku Intersection

Kaho and Shunya

Kaho hanging out at Odaiba's beach.

Playing with sand.  Sand is not overrated.

Shunya Masumoto, future sumo wrestler.

Cruising Around Tokyo

Rainbow Bridge, Odaiba

Checking out the semi around Odaiba.  Semi make a signature "summer sound." These arthropods spend the majority of their lives underground.  During their brief time above ground, semi can be heard, caught, and collected. 

2012 and 2011 sumo champs.

Tokyo Skytree

Tokyo University

Yokohama

Young couples love Yokohama.

Kamakura

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

It's all about the Yebisu!

What Totoro uses as an umbrella.

Kamakura Beer

Old style beer refrigerator, powered by the motor on the left.

Obama came to Kamakura, he stopped by this restaurant.

Daibutsu, The Original Bachan Perm

If you look really hard you can see Fujisan.  Mt. Fuji can be seen more clearly in the winter, when the sky isn't so hazy.

Soukana

Little Buddhahead

Kaho getting ready for her first karaoke session.

Harajuku and Meiji Shrine

Harajuku

Meiji Osake

Tokyo Revisited

Yebisu Garden Place
Across the street from Ebisu Station.  A short walk from my cousin Tatsuya's house.

Built on the former site of a beer brewery, Yebisu Garden Place is the host to various entertainment events.  Morrissey was here earlier this year.

Michiko Obachan

Sleeping in the car, on our way to Hiroshima Station.

Miyajima

 Miyajima's torii.  I really enjoy the island's relaxed feel.  During my stay I went clamming, swam in the umi, ate fresh homemade pan, hiked Mt. Misen, and cruised around with family.

View from Itsukushima Shrine. 

Hanging out in Michiko Obachan's car.

Miyajima Aquarium

Miyajima and Ono

Michiko Obachan feeds the Miyajima deer.  They love her.

Masumoto Ohaka Mairi in Ono, Japan.

My great grandparents Kazuto Masumoto and Satoyo Masumoto.  Kazuto passed away at age 77 in 1979.  Satoyo passed away at age 76 in 1982.

Jinrikisha

Took a ride on a Japanese rickshaw.

Bitchin' hair.  Went clamming on the beach ahead later that day.