The Hachiko statue in Shibuya.
Noah: This was where we were accosted by a crazy man who spoke perfect English and extolled us to revolt in civil war against our government.
Noah: No idea who this guy is mugging for the camera.
Miki's dad's model plane collection.
Noah: On our way back from picking us up at Narita he mentioned that he had several American planes at his house. It was true.
More stuff in the tatami room.
It's traditional to have some calligraphy in the tatami room.
The big saw outside of Big Site.
Noah: Why is this here?
The ramen shop we went to with Ed Chavez. It's "Men's Club" ramen, a play on words.
The Saint Patricks, performing at the Chelsea Hotel in Shibuaya.
Keith's friend Audry's friend's band, "The Asukasa Hard Marching Band". The were really good! I bought a T-shirt.
Noah looks like Cobra Commando while wearing a mask in the local tradition.
Erica and company selling their yuricon books. They were the only Westerners with a table.
A shinto shrine on New Year's Day, somewhere near Atsugi. This is the line up to the shrine to pray.
Here I've got a picture of Miki taking a picture of the shrine with her cell phone.
Miki and I drinking the free sweet sake.
There were boy scouts tending the bon fires.
If you draw a bad fortune, you tie it to this fence, or more traditionally, to a tree. If you get a good fortune you keep it.
New Years decorations on sale at the shrine.
Way in the back there's a tent with a TV, so you can watch New Years specials while at the shrine.
