NITROGEN.

Mei studies the nitrogen.  Used to keep the take-away ice cream cold, of course.

AVANT-GARDE.

Ezra's alternative music night - featuring a contra bass clarinet and tape measure,
among other instruments.

NATURE.

Some concrete-clad nature around one of the schools, which is as close as you
can get to the real thing around here.

FIRST SNOW.

The first deluge of the year signals the start of genuinely cold times in Tokyo.

CROPPED.

One of us has just received a haircut from Mai.  (Clue: it's Kiichi).

DAY OFF.

The main streets in central Shibuya are closed on this public holiday.

JINBOHARA.

Mai's parents' neighbourhood, which is a couple of degrees colder than Tokyo.

MR NAKAMURA'S BIRTHDAY.

New year's day is a double whammy at the Nakamura household.