Manhole Covers of Tokyo
They’re not only pretty, they’re coded! Flowers lead to sewers, a
steam engine to the underground rail system, firefighters to underground water tanks, etc.
Manhole Covers in Nagano
More “street art,” much of it in color. Site is in Japanese; click on
the links in the left-hand frame to see the pictures.
A Lucky Day For Me In Japan: The
Chuusen Lottery
We’ve all seen lotteries in Ranma and Sailor Moon and guess
what? They’re real. Here’s what happened to an American who won big.
The Japanese Way of Death: A
Funeral in Sapporo
The same American attended the funeral of a relative, proving that reality can be at
least as strange as a Juzo Itami movie.
Uki Uki True? Lies!
Journal
This is a truly bizarre collection of weirdness. Urban legend blends with the
author’s own imagination in some of the oddest anecdotes around.
Usagi Yojimbo Dojo
Online gateway to the world of Stan Sakai’s ronin rabbit
Sake-Drenched Postcards
A different view of contemporary society, from Princess Aiko to an upscale pachinko
parlor.