END OF THE YEAR.

My last meal of 2011, and finally a chance to meet Mai's brother and niece.

CHRISTMAS.

The Miyamotos had us for dinner on Christmas, as I phoned home.

FESTIVE.

The environs of Mai's salon in Ginza are illuminated

PARO.

The drummer at work.

JUMBO.

One of the large 'pachinko' gambling machine halls in Shinjuku.

STACKED.

Something doesn't quite look right with this picture.

WINTER FRAME.

Bob Jackson has gone into hibernation until next Spring, in the mean time...

TRADING PLACES.

Waiting in the lobby of a large company in Shibuya.

DODO'S BOY.

Mai's (fashion designer) friend 'Dodo' brings her son, Kichi, out to dinner.

AUTUMN LEAVES.

Fuji faintly visible from a rooftop in Kichijoji, as the seasons change.