Gotta keep those energy levels up

One thing you notice quickly about Tokyo is the lack of trash cans. Trash cans are incredibly hard to find, so most people just carry their trash with them till they find one. Apparently these folks were less than willing to do that.

Trick or Treat

I Encountered these guys about an hour ago. Halloween isn't a very big in Japan yet, but it seems to be picking up steam. Japanese retailer Tokyou Hands has a rather large Halloween display, and more and more people seem to be talking about it. After Halloween conquers Japan we'll need to start working on St. Patrick's day.

13,540 persons per km²

A couple weeks ago I posted a picture of the crossing outside Shibuya station. That evening I only had my phone on me. The other night I was back in Shibuya but this time I had my camera. I took a couple of videos and pictures. The pictures are in temporal order as I cross from east to west and then turn south.

A Moment Frozen in Time

Saw this dude in Shibuya last night. It was pretty cool, I was impressed how he stood so still for so long. He seemed to be enjoying himself.

Maid spotting!

About the best shot I could get. They're not big fans of having their pictures taken, so I had to grab the shot as surreptitiously as possible.

Babysitting

Not my video but I wanted to share.

Izakaya

This is Andrew and Soyhan. Andrew is from Australia and Soyhan is from Turkey. They are co-workers. After work tonight we went to a nearby Izakaya. An Izakaya is a Japanese drinking establishment that is sort of a cross between a bar and a tapas restaurant. Also, you generally have to take your shoes off when you enter and eating without shoes is a wonderful wonderful thing.