Sushi

This is too funny for me to keep to myself.

Rainy Sunday

Here are a couple of clips from a stroll through one of Tokyo's entertainment districts, Kabukicho, last weekend:

Another cop-out video post

One day I'll write about life in Tokyo, but until then....

VIDEOS FROM MY INDIA ADVENTURES
Bizarre happenings in Varanasi
Gujarati Sword Dancing

Metal boxes packed with suits and bodies

The top 5 most crowded train lines in Tokyo, according to my students:

1) JR Saikyo line. Popular hunting grounds for chikan (groping perverts).
2) Keio Inokashira line. In western Tokyo.
3) JR Yamanote line. The circular loop line of central Tokyo.
4) Odakyu line. Another one in western Tokyo.
5) Tokyu Den-en-toshi line: Yet another one in the west.
Honorable Mention: JR Chuo line. Cuts through the center of Tokyo

This week I started commuting to Shibuya from my home in Seijogakuen-mae. The journey takes around 40 minutes door to door, with about 20 of those being inside a train car. I use the Odakyu line (#4) and the Inokashira line (#2).

Not for the weak.

Sardines.

Go to a happy place.

Hmmmm, no thanks.

Train staff lend a helping hand.

Sure wish there was a ladies only carriage.

Relief.

Coffee and cigerettes.

Getting on an Inokashira line in Shimo-kitazawa.

Doggy!

Doggy!
Originally uploaded by Sven Mook.

Walking dogs is such a bother.