Japan 2012 - Bonus 1: Osaka Stickers & Graffiti (Part 1 of 2)

Japan's bigger cities are ripe places for street art, sticker graffiti a spray paint alike. But sticker graffiti seems to be the prominent form of public expression, and I love it. Some of the stickers are hand made, while others are typical printed vinyl and paper stickers, but for the most part, you will see a lot of different stuff if you look for it.

A typical electrical box in the hip areas of Japan's big cities will look something like this...

Day 5 - Den Den Town, Osaka

So Friday was our last day in Osaka, and we still needed to hit Den Den Town.

Human sized Optimus Prime.

Day 4 - Thursday in Osaka

On Thursday, Tom and I ventured out and chummed around Osaka while the gurls went shopping all day...

Day 3 - Akame 48 Waterfalls & Japan Salamander Center

Akame 48 Waterfalls is a good train ride out from Osaka, and very worthwhile. The area boasts extreme natural beauty and as a bonus, includes Japan's Salamander HQ.

A view from a hill on our way up the street to 48 Waterfalls.

Day 2 - Bite, Kick, Butt, Knock Down - Nara, Japan

Our first day trip was out to Nara, where the semi-tame dear wander and eat from your hands.

Deer cookies.

Day 1 - CHEESE WEINERS in Osaka.

The incredible view from our hotel room window.

Japan Once More

After returning from our first trip to Japan in 2010, we knew a subsequent trip would come.  So after two years of anticipation and longing, we finally embarked on our second vacation to Monster Island.

Images of Godzilla flash at me from a set of slot machines in our terminal. Godzilla: King of Monsters.