Tasteful Tinkling In Tokyo

Toto toilets found everywhere in Japan have a sound effect that allows you to mask the sound of your pee with the sound of a flushing toilet.
Some come complete with infant holders.
So clever!
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Looking for a Harijuku Girl

Gwen Stefani sings about the women in the Tokyo Harijuku District. I love the song, so I put on my headphones and hit the pavement in search of the Harijuku District to find out what all the hype was about. What I found were specialty accessory shops filled with the latest Tokyo street fashions. There were whole stores dedicated to sox, hats, and faux jewels.

Here are just a few of the images from my pilgrimage to the Harijuku District.
Funny enough the most striking Harijuku girls were camera shy? I wondered why anyone who would go to such great lenghts to be so original wouldn't want share their fashion brilliance with the world....?

Good Morning Tokyo

If you have ever spent any time in Tokyo, you can relate to the fact that each area has a distinctly different vibe and energy. My last night in Tokyo was spent in the Roppongi Area.
The tradition is to stay out all night there and wait for the trains to start running at 5 am.
After hanging out in internet cafes and with friends I looked up and sawa Tokyo crow and thought: " Oh my goodness, it is daylight!"