This is one of the more interesting views of the factory where I work. Depressing, that.

These are decent as Japanese chocolate bars go, but my absolute favorite was a product called Woody, “Made with Corn”.

Taken at Chibo Okonomiyaki at Itoya Kado in Nara after gigantic lunch with the Sheahans.

Copping a feel at the new Itoya Kado department store in Nara. The NuBra is constantly hyped on SkyPerfect TV in between shows. Ah, the joys of television shopping!

The most meaningless lemon art I have ever seen (yes, there is meaningful lemon art). The 400 yen I paid for this coke somehow seems even less justified with this half-ass attempt at cocktail design. Of course, this was taken at the overpriced steakhouse we visited in Matsuzaka, Mie Prefecture.

Display window of Sony Store in Hep 5, Umeda.

Cruisin’ on the Dai-ni Hanna… Look out my window and what do I see?

A bad breakfast at a bad ryokan. In Mie, of course.

The first installment of the Pipes at Work series.