TAKOYAKI PARTY.

Hiro's birthday is marked with home-made fried octopus balls, amongst other things.

WEDDING CRASHERS.

Mai (not pictured) and I attend the third stage of a wedding party, where they really party.

The groom looked like a fighter on the ropes, poor chap.

And a station guard retrieves a shoe, a la Dudley in 'The Royal Tenebaums'.

DEFINITELY LEOPARD.

Or maybe cheetah.  I'm surprised it's taken so long to capture the neighbour's statue.

TRAIN TRACKS.

A daunting view from yet another local crossing as I walk to work.

VISA.

A quick snap from HQ as I discuss visa renewal with The Man.

DOUBLE DUTCH.

An illustration of the complexity of my goal to become literate.

ROPPONGI HILLS.

The tall building on the right is known as Roppongi Hills, for some reason.

Florence got us into a British party, which featured nice wall paper.

KATSU.

A very reasonable local eatery, of which there are so many close to home.

JAPANESE LESSON.

My Japanese schooling continues in earnest (in a cafe in Shibuya).

SNOW TIME.

Taking out the rubbish in the first snow of the year.

WIRED.

This building appears to have some kind of cartoon infection, poor thing.

RAINBOW.

Some lunch-break lens flare in the 'hood.

GONE FISHING.

From shrine to captive fishing to park to bath - a day off well-spent.

TURNTABLE.

3 point turn no more with this sophisticated local parking equipment.

COACH.

Some nice parking and strange flats in Shibuya.

BRIC-A-BRAC.

More of other people's unwanted goods to rifle through eagerly.

MARKET DAY.

A rare day off is utilised well, with trains full to bursting.