Some Other Stuff

Just some more interesting pictures...

I liked the color coordinated fixed gear with a bell. I think they have brake laws here, so you need both front and rear.

Ive seen a number of people out on these bikes. They have super small wheels so look really funny. Here is a fixed and one with regular road drops, both with half sized wheels. they look so goofy!

i had something else at this place, but saw the spam cans on my way out.

cool overpasses. its a long indoor shopping mall all along underneath them.

There was a huge pokemon store in osaka, filled with moms and little kids. 

In the back of the pokemon store, there was a large crowd of kids. They all had DS's, and where battling pokemon with each other.

The hello kitty shop has really creepy mannequins

streets like these go on for ever. you can take any side street and its the same. This was in osaka in the evening. All the places are little bars and restaurants, with a few other shops. Later at night it becomes quite crowded, even with the rain. Oh and umbrellas are cool here. no one uses a rain jacket. also you want to have a simple umbrella, not a collapsable one. at the entrance to most/all store/bar/etc there is an umbrella stand, where you leave your umbrella while your inside, and pick it up on the way out.