Japanese Miscellany

A fourth blog in as many days, you are spoilt!
Because I am taking so many photos during my adventures, some of them don't necessarily fit in with the theme of whatever the particular blog I'm writing is. So I think I will make a series of themeless posts that will serve purely to showcase the odd bits and pieces I come across in my time here, as they are no less deserving of being shown off!


Japanese game developer: 'how do we market a mobile game about hunting monsters?'
Japanese advertising agency: 'we make an ad campaign about a rambling old Japanese man with a monster erection'

The Main Avenue at Tokyo University

Sculpture

The main building of Tokyo University - regarded as the 'money shot' location by many

I went to Hongo campus a week ago and there was a number of artists doing watercolours of the buildings; I particularly like what this woman was doing

Law school at Tokyo University - a little less grand than at Victoria University of Wellington!

The famous Akamon Red Gate of Tokyo University

People love dressing their dogs up in Japan, I think I could do a blog showcasing just this

As many of you will know, I'm a Star Wars nut, and I was *almost* tempted to buy Star Wars aftershave

'You underestimate my power'

With a friend at Komaba campus meeting a mascot who was promoting Curry Bread (basically a bread roll with a curry centre


A seriously cool light outside the slut store in Koenji

Everyone's favourite American outdoors shop (looking at you Dad - I know it's not Cabelas)

The NZ lamb I bought from the supermarket...

...and the resultant dish, apparently made with a stroganoff  sauce, not entirely sure about that! But delicious nonetheless!

 Today I'm going to be doing some readings and trying to get a better grasp on what I'm doing for this entrance exam, and then hopefully I'll have a bit of time to prepare for/think about tomorrow's interview! Will try and fit in some more photo editing today as well, get some more material for the next blog post!

Tata for now :D

Troy/トロイ

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