Tokyo, day 1
First impressions. Lots of green - well, Chiba prefecture anyway - left-hand driven cars, miniature cars crammed with stuff, big city, tiny buildings, and yes, again, crammed with stuff. The city is plagued with this syndrome of cramming all the space they have with tall yet tiny buildings. Add to that the weirdly nameless streets and vague numbering and yes, kanji is not the only thing that leaves me flustered.
I vaguely remember a drama or an anime that had a character who was nuts about this kind of electrical post/tower. Seeing rows and rows of them, stretched out over the city is kind of fascinating. I think I sort-of understand why one could get a weird attachment to them. Especially if they’re the only things you’d see in vast stretch of green.
Tiny cars and trucks. :3 They look like toy versions running through the city! A friend told me that it’s because in Japan, with larger vehicles, you’d have to pay bigger taxes. Hence, the popularity of the small ones.
And yes, clichés do exist. The first sight that greeted me upon entering the city proper was this bunch of salary men in their shirts and pants, gathered around 2 or 3 vending machines. And I thought they were only made for TV or anime! (urgh, I thought I had a pic of this, but naaah.. can’t find it!)
Cliché number 2. Salary men and OLs on their way to work. It’s sort-of unsettling to see people wearing almost the same clothes all over the place. I wonder if this is just between Japan and the Philippines, though…?
This flowerbox has “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” on it. Cute. :3
A little shrine I chanced upon along the streets of Asakusabashi. They’re scattered all over and it seems to be normal to find them in the quirkiest places.
PURIN! The very first thing I ate in Japan. lol Sorry, I just love this so much and they’re super hard to find in the Philippines, so I just ate my heart out in Japan. They’re a little like creme brulee, only softer, almost gelatin-like. YUM. :3
So yes, first day Tokyo finds. More soon! :D