The Wayfarer Blog

I’ve walked by these and other cool murals so many times, but haven’t taken pictures. I really need to get on that. In the meantime, I took a couple quick shots the other day. These are in front of the Waseda Exit at Takadanobaba Station.

This is a fun picture. At Yotsuya Station, in Tokyo, there is a vending machine that sells paper cartons of coffee, milk, and fruit juice. This trash can is the right of it. Someone drew a face on it. The Japanese says it is a trash can for paper cartons (no cans, bottles, or other trash…)

Here are some more cherry blossom pics. I just took these a few minutes ago, near my company (near Ichigaya Station in Tokyo).

They are already past their peak, and soon they will all be gone…

Here are a few pictures I took back in November, after I finished subbing at a school. I decided to walk to the station, and I got a bit lost (on purpose). I have to say, the most surprising thing I saw that day was a Red Lobster!

These aren’t new, but enjoy…

This year, I haven’t gotten my act together and gotten any cherry blossom pics. I meant to bring my camera this morning, but in the rush I left it on my table. I did manage to take one with my cell phone. Hopefully, I can take a few good ones before they are gone. But time is running out.

In Japan, the educational and financial year starts on April 1st. So many of my regular classes are starting up again. This a picture of the keys to one of the classrooms at a college where I teach on Fridays.

I like spring, and this is a vibrant and exciting time to be in Japan. But as the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, I am filled with a sense of dread…

The oppressive heat of summer is on its way.