The banana display at my local gourmet supermarket, Liberal.

Bill hit it big at pachinko today – this is only half.

He loves the Beatles.

There is no middle finger taboo in Japan; this makes for some pretty funny moments and I was lucky enough to catch this one by accident.

Is it just me, or is this artwork on a stepping exercise machine kinda disturbing?

Stumbled upon this interesting work yesterday in a stone quarry.

Adam displaying our first catch of the season – a trophy fugu!

Hello kitty electric fan. BTW, in Japan, Hello Kitty is simply known as “kitty.”

Somehow, I suspect this wouldn’t fly in the states.

A new yakitori stand on the street in front of JR Nara station. The guy running it is a real character, and the chow is tasty. Usually open until 5AM on the weekends.