Day 7 - Shimokitazawa & Kichijoji

On Sunday the four of us split the day between Shimokitazawa and Kichijoji. For lunch, we ate at a really awesome, apparently famous, okonomiyaki joint.  Needless to say, I was very happy to indulge in yet another meal of one of my favorite Japanese dishes.

Fried chicken knuckles that Tom ordered. I ate one and that was enough for me. The affinity for cartilage that the Asians have is one of those things I cannot get used to. I can handle fishy stuff, raw stuff, weird stuff, but cartilage gets a big, "no thanks" from me.

Day 6 - Toyota Auto Museum, Travel to Tokyo

So on Saturday morning, we got up early, checked out of Hotel Monterey and jumped on a Shinkensen bound for Nagoya. The Toyota Auto Museum was interesting, and for the first time I got to see an Isuzu Bellett and an Isuzu 117 Coupe with my own eyes.

Isuzu Bellett 1600GT on display in the special section of the Toyota Auto Museum.

Japan 2012 - Bonus 2: Osaka Signs and Posters (Part 2 of 2)

Part 2 of Signs and Posters from Osaka.

Too cool for words.

Japan 2012 - Bonus 2: Osaka Signs and Posters (Part 1 of 2)

Like the graffiti in Japan, there are loads of interesting signs and posters to keep your eyes happy.

Huge.

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

Part 2 of Osaka's sticker graffiti.

This is by far my favorite sprayed graffiti from the trip. There is something very pleasing about this. I might have to print this one for the house.

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.