Suddenly…A Whale
So, yesterday I’m walking around, and suddenly I encounter a Sidewalk Whale. My theory about this little-known hazard of Ningyo-cho is that it tends to happen on Fridays, when they surface to stock up on cetacean-sized libations at the partytime vending machine.
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Writing mystery books set in Tokyo is mostly what I do, but I also blog about the odd stuff I see every day in Japan. I'm a graduate of Stanford University and the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, and a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. When I'm not in Tokyo, I live in San Francisco. I also host a travel site called The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had, so if you're headed to Japan and want to check out the places I take my friends when they're in town, take a look!
There’s a huge whale statue in Nanba station (Osaka), too. Jeez, I love this country…
Haha, me too! And I might just have to continue on to Nanba after I visit Tachikawa next week, so I can see that whale…
That station is really huge… I mean, not even close to Tokyo st., but the underground is full of shops and there’s Shinsaibashi in the area. Oh, how I miss Japan ;(
I know how you feel! Even though I’ve lived most of my life in the US, I’m homesick for Tokyo before I even get to the airport. +_+