These rows of paper lanterns over the streets, I think they were made out of paper, anyway, there were a lot of these and they are awesome.
Here's another set of them, so cool.
Only well after I'd returned did I learn that you can tour Asakusa by rickshaw. And: "rickshaw" is derived from the Japanese word "jinrikisha" which means "man-powered vehicle." Which it most certainly is.
This guy does not appear to be enjoying space, or sunshine, but I can't read the text, so I may be wrong.
As The Guidebook made clear, smoking is still prevalent in Japan. Can you remember the last time you saw a cigarette vending machine in the States? I can't.
Japanese calligraphy (all Asian brush calligraphy, for that matter) is so beautiful. I wish I could read their written language.
I remember being really puzzled when I first learned that Tokyo Disneyland's "Main Street" would have a glass roof over it. Of course, there are a million precedents all over Japan, something I did not understand until taking this trip.
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