30 June, 2008

Weird Japan


This is a dog salon in Tokyo. It is also a dog cafe which sells gourmet dog food. Japan has lived up to its reputation for being weird and fascinating. Dean met a girl at a bar who drew a bloody scar on her breast. We found a naked doll in a Kyoto restaurant with a lot of pubic hair. Dean freaked out when the toilet seat lifted up automatically as he walked in. At the baseball games, the Japanese only cheered when their team was batting and politely remained quiet when it was the other side's turn. We've seen dogs in prams, guys with permed hair, women contorting their legs and feet to walk pigeon-toed because they think it looks cute, a guy sleeping with his head rested against a parking meter, deers bowing to get fed, a girl walking away from her handbag and wallet at a train station to have a cigarette (and her belongings were still there when she returned) and we've had a woman apologise to us for the toilet seat being cold. Weird. We love it.

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