Walking Around My Town

I walk pretty much every day, both for exercise and grocery shopping and other errands. I always look for Mt. Fuji.  The picture below was taken yesterday from my apartment.

This is Tesshuji Temple. Last summer, a big typhoon hit Japan. There was a lot of rain for days where I live. The rain caused a huge mud slide on the side of the hill where the graves are.  Yesterday, I saw the area is still covered by a huge blue tarp. I don’t know how they fix graves sliding down.

Winters are mild here and I see a lot of year round vegetable gardens.

This is the view of Mt. Fuji taken near the Taiyo grocery store.

I bought a bag of mikan (a tangerine type of citrus) at this fruit stand for 500 yen. It is a popular place. I notice many older people riding scooters. Maybe it is easier than driving a car, especially on narrow roads.

The firefighters at this firehouse keep the firetrucks shiny and clean.

I haven’t visited this book store, but I usually see people hanging out at the magazine rack outside the shop.

It is normal to see houses that are very close together. On pretty days, people hang their futons and bedding out on the balcony to air out.

There seems to be more and more of these eyelash shops around. I think they are like hair salons where individual eyelashes are glued in.

One thing I find strange in Japan, is advertising featuring non-Japanese models. I notice a lot of blond babies/children in advertisements, but I can’t remember ever seeing a blond child here. This billboard is outside of a barber shop.

The green containers behind the sign are recycling containers for boxes and paper.

Since moving here, I have wondered what this SIN shop is. The kanji says beauty shop. Is it sinful to get your hair done?

This house/garden looks very traditional and makes me happy.

And this is the street I live on, about half way down on the right.

I am so happy to live here.