• Photo Gallery: 2007-07-09
    Tokorozawa, Japan

    Out for a final dinner with Yumiko and Sayaka (two teachers at Hoshino) at an izekaya (like a pub but without any of the stale "pubbiness" so common to most pubs).
  • Photo Gallery: 2007-07-09
    Ikebukuro, Japan

    Out for coffee with Tomoko and her boyfriend Ryo. Tomoko was a student of mine at Hoshino a couple of years ago.
  • Photo Gallery: 2007-07-09
    Tokyo Midtown, Japan

    God loves a Terrier.
  • Photo Gallery: 2007-07-09
    Tokyo Midtown, Japan

    This sign could be in my all-time top five.
  • Photo Gallery: 2007-07-09
    Asakusa, Japan

    Your kanji lesson for the week.
  • Photo Gallery: 2007-07-09
    Asakusa, Japan

    Kiotsukite (take care).
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    Roppongi, Japan

    Best-in-show genkon (building entrance).
  • Photo Gallery: 2007-07-09
    Asakusa, Japan

    Konnichiwa.
  • Photo Gallery: 2007-07-09
    Aoyama, Japan

    Le chat noir.
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    Minato, Japan

    Zojoji temple. Akachan (children) icons.
  • Photo Gallery: 2007-07-09
    Minato, Japan

    A tori (gate) at Zojoji temple.
  • Photo Gallery: 2007-07-09
    Roppongi, Japan

    Tokyo Tower in the distance. The tower has been alternately toppled, raised, trampled, scaled, and torn down in countless Godzilla movies.