DAY 6
KYOTO DAY TRIP

We took the bullet train out of Tokyo to the city of Kyoto, which is about 2 hours from here on the train. It was a nice ride on the train and apparently we were going about 200mph!

 A little taste of home. This little pouch has vanilla ice cream that you eat as it melts and it’s just like a milkshake.

Sheer amazement at the architecture at the Kyoto train station! My reaction to most things here… well I guess this looks more like extreme fear, but I was amazed believe me.

Buddhist temple

Niji Castle in Kyoto. These girl were interviewing us as an assignment for their English class.

The whole crew

Why not have a slide at your door? So fast, fun, and fantastic!

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DAY 8
Tokyo Tower visit

Tokyo Tower: 13 meters taller then the Eiffel Tower, but very similar in many ways. 

Of course this is the mascot for the tower. A giant pink candle-like doll…? don’t ask me.

Very nifty ad for a Smart car. Japan has many many vending machines so this company took that aspect of Japanese life and made a car vending machine as a car ad! You can’t actually get the car, but you can push a button and get free information. A great way to send a message about compactness and affordability, and hundreds of people pass by every day.

The view from the top of the tower… yes that is a braille information plate at this lookout point. I’m not sure who would torture a blind person by bringing them to a place with a beautiful view of the city.

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DAY 8
HARAJUKU - GALLERY VISIT

Design Festa Gallery - At the end of the month we will be displaying the art we have been working on at this gallery in Harajuku. It is a sweet local art gallery that seems to get lots of visitors.

OBEY in Tokyo, Japan!