beignets and cafe au lait at cafe du monde across from my hotel ... how i started each day
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the Pachinko (gambling) game room at every corner
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special bicycle lanes along pedestrian lanes
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a river runs through it
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really large bonsais :)
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kids playing in the autumn leaves outside the Imperial Palace
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the walls of the Imperial Palace
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some enthusiastic Japanese baseball players (which is why its called a World Series!)
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exit gate from the Imperial gardens back to the city
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a temple-like building in the gardens
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the really wide walkways where troops used to assemble in days gone by
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shrines within the gardens
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wooden doors like they dont make them any longer
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a big drum thing ... yeah, i know this is quite random :)
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an ebi (prawn) burger at mcdonalds! wow! wish they would sell this in south africa
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cars parked one above the other ... dont ask how the top guy goes home
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gateways all over the place ... one is near the traditional crafts museum
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a dark alley in Gion at night
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ticket to visit the terracotta warriors exhibition ... i was quite thrilled that this was in town when i was here
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the all-in-one japanese bathroom in my hotel
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check out the control on this toilet!
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a couple getting married in the station building ... and ringing some kind of bell to let everyone know
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bicycle lanes on pedestrian crossings ... obviously these people are serious about bikes
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but theyre also serious about christmas! this massive tree was outside the JR Isetan department store
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