Akabane (2004): A small neighborhood temple I ran across in my wanderings around the Akabane JR train station. In 2003-2004, when I lived in Tokyo, I did not own a regular camera, but took all my photographs with my cell phone camera.
roku Jizo
roku Jizō
(group of six Jizō)		 Jizo
The faces of the Jizō
are nearly worn off.		 monk
monk with wicker hat,
staff, and beggar's bowl
Zendo window
Zendo window
shaped as tip of flame		 deer
lantern design		 cloud
lantern design		 statues
Can you spot 3
monkeys anywhere?
3 monkeys
san-en
(3 monkeys)		 hear-no-evil monkey
Kikazaru
(hear-no-evil monkey)		 see-no-evil monkey
Mizaru
(see-no-evil monkey)		 speak-no-evil monkey
Iwazaru
(speak-no-evil monkey)
Harajuku (Jan. 2004): Sorry, I have no photos of the cosplayers, which they really aren't, but Lolita/Goth girls generally don't enjoy being photographed.
sidewalk blocks
sidewalk blocks		 train station
Harajuku train station		 storefront
storefront		 doll
storefront		 storefront
storefront
Ikebukuro and the Sunshine City shopping mall (2003-04, 2006): I used to pass through Ikebukuro on my way to work.
Ikebukuro train station
train station		 Statues of the Earth
"Statues of the Earth"
(aka "Backward Bending
Statues") at East Exit		 pigeons
pigeons		 main drag
main drag		 main drag
main drag
cat statue
store front		 Sunshine City entrance
Sunshine City
entrance		 toy car museum
Astro Boy
Astro Boy
at Sunshine City		 main stage
Sunshine City
main stage		 Namjatown
Namjatown sign		 Namjatown
Namjatown indoor theme park entrance
Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty		 storefront
Sunshine City storefront		 storefront
storefront		 Totoro sign
Totoro sign		 Totoro plush
Totoro plush toys
Otome Road
Otome Road for
manga/doujinshi		 Animate
Animate on
Otome Road		 Full Metal Alchemist
Full Metal Alchemist
temporary exhibit
at Animate		 Otome Road bookstore
K-Books on
Otome Road