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In Shibuya.

The Harumi Triton towers glowing in the evening sunlight, 20 minutes ago.

Keith Robinson told me to:

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.

From Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf:

No one kills from hatred.

Detail of a billboard advertising for a doctor’s practice.

Seen at Starbucks. Thanks Shaun!

Hokoku Temple, Kamakura, 2002.

Seen in Kanda.

Stuffed bugs in a toy grabber machine. Seen near Akihabara.

Today on the front page of Tokyo Sports:

After 14 Years

In Korea

Fish With Human Face Re-Discovered!

Special Feature on Seoul TV Station

Bottom: “Don’t pour oil into the sewer.” Top: “Yudankaiteki”, a pun on “mudantaiteki”, which I won’t even try to translate here. Note the man hole cover hat and how the Japanese Archipelago is highlighted in red, giving Earth a Gorbachevesque look.

Seen near Aoyama cemetery.

Near Hamamatsucho.

A while ago I wrote about Himiko, a new water-taxi designed by anime artist Leiji Matsumoto. The ship started operations about a week ago. I took the above picture from my balcony. Note the cherry blossom action on the river bank.

Kyoto, 2002.

Matsuri in Kanda, 2002.

Boutique in Ebisu.

Seen 2002 in Tunis.