This cat is trying to get some relief from the summer heat by finding some shade to sleep in.

    This is a small shop that sells tea in Kagurazaka, near where we live.  All of a sudden one day, this marvelous contraption appeared outside.  We think it was being used to dry fresh tea leaves because of the wonderful smell.  However we could be wrong .......  

    A lot of restaurants in Tokyo have interesting chalk boards outside them.  We thought this one was really excellent.

Here are some photos of some interesting ikebana we saw in Ebisu:

    We saw this monk in Shijuku Station.  He was such a contrast to all the other hurried and harried people.

Sometimes the street in front of Isetan Department Store in Shinjuku is closed.  On one of those days, we saw these guys doing some amazing skipping.

    For the full sequence, click here.

    Some yummy fish in a department store food hall.  Oishii desu ne!

        Pictures of Venus Fort - a shopping mall in Odaiba, Tokyo's waterfront development.

    A field of wild flowers in Odaiba.

    A really cute little dog at a cafe in Omote Sando.  All the dogs we have seen in Tokyo are beautifully kept and cared for.  A lot of them have funky outfits like this one!

    And lastly... a photo of us at our favourite weekend lunch spot - Anniversaire Cafe in Omote Sando.