A bunch of everyday Japanese things observed on today's bike ride.
I made a long, zig-zaggy circle around Tokyo today. By loading maps on wifi before I went out, I was able to use my iPhone's GPS the whole time. It's a liberating experience — you don't have to stick to a route or a plan.
Here are a few everyday things I spotted:
- Japanese people can sleep anywhere. I've even seen people asleep while squatting.
- An ambulance A firetruck (thanks Enrico). Kind of cute looking
- Tons of these small parking lots on corners. A little widget on the pavement locks a car in until payment has been made.
- Monitoring the noise levels of a construction site.
- Teriyaki Burger. I know, I know — it's McDonalds. But I had to try it. Life everything here, it tastes like fish. I got lots of giggles while taking this photo.
- A random amusement park I stumbled on in the middle of some alleys.
- A double decker bike parking lot.
7 comments
Nov 24, 2009
enricobianco said...
That ambulance is actually a fire truck. The characters written on it read "Tokyo Fire Defence Agency" (東京消防庁, とうきょうしょうぼうちょう)
Nov 24, 2009
crickhopper said...
These are great! Nice little slices of life. Please keep them coming :)
Nov 24, 2009
Andrew Louis said...
Oh! Fire truck? That's interesting. I heard a siren, snapped a quick shot and just assumed it was an ambulance because it was near a hospital.
Looks kind of useless as a fire truck.
Nov 24, 2009
Ollie Saunders said...
Your making me want to go to Japan. Keep posting these. Have you managed to learn any Japanese?
Nov 24, 2009
Malcolm Bastien said...
I like the shot of the amusement park, especially because of the what I assume are a string of small shops along the front there.
Nov 24, 2009
Jennie said...
Lovin your pics and posts!
Nov 27, 2009
Marcus Kan said...
Oh Japan is like one giant Disneyland
