We went across town to a doctor's appointment. Here's what we saw from the car:
Heading toward Shinjuku, Tokyo.
Traffic jam. Can you see the big bowling pin? Click to enlarge the picture. The pointed building in the middle is the NTT, Nippon Telephone and Telegraph, Building. I posted a picture of it last spring.
Two new overpasses are being built. See the big flatbed truck? It seems trucks have gotten bigger over the years.
A view of a city street from an overpass. Note all the trees. They are really big ones, too.
Another view from an overpass of a city street. Are there any trees? There's a sign with something written in English. Click to enlarge.
A garbage truck about to go into a tunnel.
Another tunnel. Note the greenery and the staircase along the left side.
Here's a billboard for a canned coffee called "Boss". The man is a famous American actor. Do you know who he is?
October 10, 2006
Scenes of the City
July 25, 2006
On the Road Again--In Tokyo
We made a trip to The Salvation Army to drop off some things. The highway was jammed so we went through the back streets. I took these pictures from the car.
I will have to post them later. The system is down and won't let me post pictures!
Ah! Here we go...
Turning right.
A building being torn down.
A billboard. Do you recognize him?
Another nice thing to look at. This hides some construction. It looks like the wave spray in the Hokusai woodblock print.
A guy walking along text messaging walked into my picture. You can't see his phone. You can't really tell that he is wearing a summertime "suit". A lightweight kimono-type jacket and pants. He is walking in front of an advertisement for a mansion or apartment house that is being built behind the wall. Apartments of a certain size (number of bedrooms and amount of space) are called mansions here.
I saw this shop closer to home on the way back. A shop with English printed on the door. There wasn't enough space so the sign painter started a new line to finish the word. That happens a lot here in composition writing in English classes. I think this is the first time I have seen this kind of mistake on a sign.
