Man’s Odd Best Friend!
Last week the first mate was a cat in a life jacket and this week, this odd wee guy was spotted waiting for his best friend outside a convenience store. […]
Category Archives: Only in Japan
An Odd place to park your Donkey
In the middle of the hustle and bustle of metropolitan Tokyo outside Naka Meguro Station was a very odd place to find a wee donkey and a Japanese gaucho selling flowers. […]
Killed by a bullet but not shot – Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge #41
In the land of high rises and high speed trains, images of Bambi are not usually the first thing that come to mind. This train announcement made me look twice. […]
Google Maps
Google Maps. I use it every other day. I would literally be lost without it. I find it amazing and fascinating. It is almost beyond comprehension what we can do […]
Kidnapped Bananas? – Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge #23
My very first Odd Ball post was the “Better than Botox” Juice! Here is another Froosh 100% juice, the Stockholm Banana Bottled. I have images of poor old Banana in Pajamas being kidnapped […]
Godzilla beheaded?
In April, my NZ guests and I saw a massive (is there any other kind?) Godzilla being unveiled on a roof top in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was a very photo […]
Hello Kitty! – Only in Japan
I was in the busy busy hub of Shibuya in Tokyo, famous for the massive shuffle crossing and the statue of Hachiko the dog. I was with the Canadians who are sadly […]
Japanese Wedding Head wear
The Tsunokakushi A hat? no so much but head wear yes. The tsunokakushi is part of the traditional garb worn at a Japanese wedding ceremony. At first glance it looks […]
Hedging all Bets – Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge #19
Japanese marketing is so often a mish mash of contradictory images which deliver mixed messages. Here we have an advertisement for おいしいピュアウオーター （delicious pure water), complete with a snow covered pristine alpine range, […]
Pachinko – Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge #18
Pachinko In response to Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge Week #18 What is Pachinko? Pachinko is a form of gambling in Japan. It is like a cross between a slot and […]
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