Lots of photos

Hey guys. I'm feeling lazy today, and don't really feel like typing a chronicle of my experiences, so I'm just going to shoot a large quantity of photos your way and call it a post. I took a walk around Shibukawa yesterday because it was nice weather, and took some photos of things I found noteworthy in Uber-typical Shibukawa for your viewing pleasure.

This is the road that runs by my apartment, typical of anywhere except for the cars are on the wrong side.

This is a pretty typical street, except it has a nice view facing West. That's mount Akagi.

There are a few Christian churches scattered around town, but they are in the minority. See that big mirror on the orange post? That's to let you kind of see what is around blind corners, which are everywhere in Shibukawa. It's not as effective as it looks.

For some reason, construction equipment has some crazy color schemes of purple, green, yellow, etc. around here. The other day, I saw a crane that was painted entirely iridescent purple with sparkles embedded in the paint. I don't think that paint job should belong even in "Pimp my Ride," let alone the construction industry.

Some people have their own little private shrines to Inari, the Shinto Fox God, outside their house.

Just to illustrate how prevalent stonework is around here, this is a little graveyard that's just behind my apartment complex.

This is a little soba noodle place near my house. This is to illustrate that the little banners that Samurai used to wear on their backs in ancient times are used to advertise Everything around here.

Blogger's being obstinate and not letting me post any more photos in this entry, so I'll post more entries. Nyeh.