Japanese dog – Only In Japan

Doggy’s Island

I stare vacantly at this billboard every time I wait for the train at my local station, (which usually attracts only two species of ads: products for the elderly and ballroom/hula dance lessons) and had spun myself a tale that it was a retirement home that allowed larger-than-usual pets, so as to do away withContinueContinue reading “Doggy’s Island”

Dogs In Kimonos: Shiba Edition!

The only thing in all of Japan that might be cuter than huskies in kimonos is a parade of shiba inus in kimono. Shibas are well-known for making like the Petrified Forest and refusing to budge until even the tiniest hint of humiliating costumery is removed, but the noble beasts I caught making their first shrineContinueContinue reading “Dogs In Kimonos: Shiba Edition!”