Some snapshots of my wanderings during my 1st week in Tokyo ...

Tokyo might seem like a boring and monotonous place, in light of its notoriously logical zoning system and seemingly cloned buildings, but splashes of color and quirky, off-kilter images will grab your attention as you explore any neighborhood, proof that Japanese have many hidden depths...

sidewalk beside daycare center

flower pots beside our apartment building

Some images from Tokyo University ...


From one of the biggest discount stores in Roponggi District, Don Quixote ....


Sights that caught my eye ....

Hot-pink stairwell

Sun-bathing caterpillars

Sad vs. Happy

Contingent of paper chickens

Pop fiction

Porky!

Nihon-jin vandal


Life here, however, (from the point of view of someone still on the sidelines) seems to move at a fast pace, with nearly everything moving in sync and on time ...