please don't smoke

usually "no smoking" signs are in red but this was in brown

sophisticated smoking

Thing

"Thing" says don't litter your cigarettes

no smoking

a nice touch of tape on this sign

no smoking symbol

don't do what the symbol is doing

no smoking huge cigarettes

this sign in tokyo doesn't want you to smoke and walk...
especially with cigarettes that are as tall as your body

no smoking salaryman

No Smoking Signs

In Japan and especially Tokyo there are numerous signs.
Everyone has to be told what to do and what not to do in this country.
Some of my favorite signs are 'no smoking' signs. I never thought
there would be so many ways to say the same thing. The following
are my photos of the most interesting.

spinning

tokyo

heart of stone

tama river, tokyo

record store

political correctness still hasn't caught on in japan

roppongi hills

the "spider-like" sculpture in front of roppongi hills

koh phi phi

thailand

store front

store front near my apartment in tokyo

footwork

men pushing a shrine at the kanamara festival

let's hanami

every year beginning of april..japan goes crazy
for the blooming of sakura (cherry trees) and
on the peak day...parks are turned into one huge
picnic.....what an awesome time of year in japan

souvenirs

penis shaped candy at the kanamara festival

fertility festival

" rub for good luck"

handmaid candy?

"body part" candy for sale at the kanamara festival

taiko

drumming in kawasaki, japan

pink shrine

fertility festival or an excuse to parade around a big penis...

festival wear

kawasaki, japan

can i try it on?

more penis props at the kanamara festival

westminster kennel dog show runnerup...

kawasaki, japan

kanamara festival

known as the "penis fest".... it's actually a
fertility festival where a giant penis is
carried down the street...complete with
japanese drag queens

hanami

a little too much to drink during "hanami"
"hanami" in japan is when the cherry blossoms
come into bloom and the whole country
picnics outside under the trees....alcohol
usually flows freely and often

surgeon general's warning...

japanese women just aren't as pretty
as they used to be

singing karaoke

a karaoke room in tokyo

phone

sunny days

yoyogi park, tokyo

st. patrick's day

at dubliners in shinjuku, tokyo

stand up eating

an udon noodle shop in yokohama

one on none

a little wall ball soccer

hyakunin isshu

"one hundred people...one poem (each)"
it's a japanese card game where the reader
reads out the poem and the player looks for
the phrase that matches what is being read

graffiti bike

tokyo

"bad boys bad boys....."

the intimidating yoyogi park security force

yakitori

yakitori at yoyogi park....look at 'em drip

st. paddys day

tokyo

accessories

harajuku, tokyo

movers

the alleys of bejiing

beach soccer

thailand

oh kaenada...

some conflicting spelling on my student's
English speaking country reports

grill line

tochigi, japan

save ferris

yokohama

bunkasai (culture festival)

junior high school students try to get a better look
at a talent show for their school's bunkasai

fuji-san

school bags

schoolbags in japan are always decorated
with something....usually disney characters

water kanji

beijing

what a deal

you can get anything on khao san rd. in bangkok......even
that dipoma you always wanted

happy 2003

the strange thing is...it was actually 2005... and October

thai sunset