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  • Kashiya Yokocho, Penny Candy Alley, is a famous lane in Kawagoe with a stone paved streets embedded with colorful glass that is lined with 22 traditional style Japanese candy shops.  An additional feature of the neighborhood are the kitsch animal characters that decorate some of the buildings and candy shops from penguins to salamanders.
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  • Piss Alley has been rebranded and renamed in recent years as “Memory Lane” for obvious reasons.  It is a long-standing favorite drinking and snacking area (mostly drinking)  adjacent to Shinjuku Station, designed for a quick one for the road for commuters on the way home.  A remnant of the bygone days, Piss Alley features small bars, cheek-by-jowl in a narrow lane.  Its nickname is said to have come about because drunks used to take a leak in the alley back in the good old days when that sort of behavior was overlooked.  It is a reminder that the surrounding shiny skyscrapers were not always there, and that Japan even today has these back-alley joints for a quick drink & snack.  These days public rest rooms are provided to prevent the public from being offended.  And to contain the smell.
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  • Piss Alley has been rebranded and renamed in recent years as “Memory Lane” for obvious reasons.  It is a long-standing favorite drinking and snacking area (mostly drinking)  adjacent to Shinjuku Station, designed for a quick one for the road for commuters on the way home.  A remnant of the bygone days, Piss Alley features small bars, cheek-by-jowl in a narrow lane.  Its nickname is said to have come about because drunks used to take a leak in the alley back in the good old days when that sort of behavior was overlooked.  It is a reminder that the surrounding shiny skyscrapers were not always there, and that Japan even today has these back-alley joints for a quick drink & snack.  These days public rest rooms are provided to prevent the public from being offended.  And to contain the smell.
    piss-alley-6.jpg
  • Piss Alley has been rebranded and renamed in recent years as “Memory Lane” for obvious reasons.  It is a long-standing favorite drinking and snacking area (mostly drinking)  adjacent to Shinjuku Station, designed for a quick one for the road for commuters on the way home.  A remnant of the bygone days, Piss Alley features small bars, cheek-by-jowl in a narrow lane.  Its nickname is said to have come about because drunks used to take a leak in the alley back in the good old days when that sort of behavior was overlooked.  It is a reminder that the surrounding shiny skyscrapers were not always there, and that Japan even today has these back-alley joints for a quick drink & snack.  These days public rest rooms are provided to prevent the public from being offended.  And to contain the smell.
    piss-alley-5.jpg
  • Piss Alley has been rebranded and renamed in recent years as “Memory Lane” for obvious reasons.  It is a long-standing favorite drinking and snacking area (mostly drinking)  adjacent to Shinjuku Station, designed for a quick one for the road for commuters on the way home.  A remnant of the bygone days, Piss Alley features small bars, cheek-by-jowl in a narrow lane.  Its nickname is said to have come about because drunks used to take a leak in the alley back in the good old days when that sort of behavior was overlooked.  It is a reminder that the surrounding shiny skyscrapers were not always there, and that Japan even today has these back-alley joints for a quick drink & snack.  These days public rest rooms are provided to prevent the public from being offended.  And to contain the smell.
    piss-alley-3.jpg
  • Piss Alley has been rebranded and renamed in recent years as “Memory Lane” for obvious reasons.  It is a long-standing favorite drinking and snacking area (mostly drinking)  adjacent to Shinjuku Station, designed for a quick one for the road for commuters on the way home.  A remnant of the bygone days, Piss Alley features small bars, cheek-by-jowl in a narrow lane.  Its nickname is said to have come about because drunks used to take a leak in the alley back in the good old days when that sort of behavior was overlooked.  It is a reminder that the surrounding shiny skyscrapers were not always there, and that Japan even today has these back-alley joints for a quick drink & snack.  These days public rest rooms are provided to prevent the public from being offended.  And to contain the smell.
    piss-alley-4.jpg
  • Piss Alley has been rebranded and renamed in recent years as “Memory Lane” for obvious reasons.  It is a long-standing favorite drinking and snacking area (mostly drinking)  adjacent to Shinjuku Station, designed for a quick one for the road for commuters on the way home.  A remnant of the bygone days, Piss Alley features small bars, cheek-by-jowl in a narrow lane.  Its nickname is said to have come about because drunks used to take a leak in the alley back in the good old days when that sort of behavior was overlooked.  It is a reminder that the surrounding shiny skyscrapers were not always there, and that Japan even today has these back-alley joints for a quick drink & snack.  These days public rest rooms are provided to prevent the public from being offended.  And to contain the smell.
    piss-alley-2.jpg
  • Piss Alley has been rebranded and renamed in recent years as “Memory Lane” for obvious reasons.  It is a long-standing favorite drinking and snacking area (mostly drinking)  adjacent to Shinjuku Station, designed for a quick one for the road for commuters on the way home.  A remnant of the bygone days, Piss Alley features small bars, cheek-by-jowl in a narrow lane.  Its nickname is said to have come about because drunks used to take a leak in the alley back in the good old days when that sort of behavior was overlooked.  It is a reminder that the surrounding shiny skyscrapers were not always there, and that Japan even today has these back-alley joints for a quick drink & snack.  These days public rest rooms are provided to prevent the public from being offended.  And to contain the smell.
    piss-alley-1.jpg
  • Angel Road is in reality a sandbar that connects three tiny islands with Shodoshima. During low tide visitors can walk along the sandbar.  Local lore has it that couples who cross the sandbar hand in hand will find happiness together.  In this vein, some couples write their romantic wishes on small wooden ema plaques and hang them onto a tree branch for the wishes to become true.  Most people just stroll around the sandbar, or wait for the sun to go down as it is a favorite sunset viewing spot on the island of Shodoshima.
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  • Angel Road is in reality a sandbar that connects three tiny islands with Shodoshima. During low tide visitors can walk along the sandbar.  Local lore has it that couples who cross the sandbar hand in hand will find happiness together.  In this vein, some couples write their romantic wishes on small wooden ema plaques and hang them onto a tree branch for the wishes to become true.  Most people just stroll around the sandbar, or wait for the sun to go down as it is a favorite sunset viewing spot on the island of Shodoshima.
    angel-road-03.jpg
  • Angel Road is in reality a sandbar that connects three tiny islands with Shodoshima. During low tide visitors can walk along the sandbar.  Local lore has it that couples who cross the sandbar hand in hand will find happiness together.  In this vein, some couples write their romantic wishes on small wooden ema plaques and hang them onto a tree branch for the wishes to become true.  Most people just stroll around the sandbar, or wait for the sun to go down as it is a favorite sunset viewing spot on the island of Shodoshima.
    angel-road-1.jpg
  • Otani Garden grounds were once part of Japanese noble Kiyomasa Kato’s estate. The garden and palace came to be known as Prince Fushimi Palace. After World War II, ownership was taken by Yonetaro Otani, a sumo wrestler and founder of the New Otani Hotel, who created the present garden.  Otani Garden is known for its waterfall, thoughtfully laid out trails and cherry trees, all of which makes visitors forget that one is in the center of one of the world’s largest cities.
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  • Otani Garden grounds were once part of Japanese noble Kiyomasa Kato’s estate. The garden and palace came to be known as Prince Fushimi Palace. After World War II, ownership was taken by Yonetaro Otani, a sumo wrestler and founder of the New Otani Hotel, who created the present garden.  Otani Garden is known for its waterfall, thoughtfully laid out trails and cherry trees, all of which makes visitors forget that one is in the center of one of the world’s largest cities.
    otani-garden-05.jpg
  • Otani Garden grounds were once part of Japanese noble Kiyomasa Kato’s estate. The garden and palace came to be known as Prince Fushimi Palace. After World War II, ownership was taken by Yonetaro Otani, a sumo wrestler and founder of the New Otani Hotel, who created the present garden.  Otani Garden is known for its waterfall, thoughtfully laid out trails and cherry trees, all of which makes visitors forget that one is in the center of one of the world’s largest cities.
    otani-garden-02.jpg
  • Dankazura Wakamiyaoji Street Sakura - A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese Cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is called sakura in Japanese. Japan has a wide variety of cherry blossoms with well over 200 types can be found there.[ The most popular variety of cherry blossom in Japan is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly white, tinged with the palest pink, and bloom and fall within a week, before the leaves come out.
    wakamiyaoji-2.jpg
  • Dankazura Wakamiyaoji Street Sakura - A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese Cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is called sakura in Japanese. Japan has a wide variety of cherry blossoms with well over 200 types can be found there.[ The most popular variety of cherry blossom in Japan is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly white, tinged with the palest pink, and bloom and fall within a week, before the leaves come out.
    wakamiyaoji-3.jpg
  • Dankazura Wakamiyaoji Street Sakura - A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese Cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is called sakura in Japanese. Japan has a wide variety of cherry blossoms with well over 200 types can be found there.[ The most popular variety of cherry blossom in Japan is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly white, tinged with the palest pink, and bloom and fall within a week, before the leaves come out.
    wakamiyaoji-1.jpg
  • Angel Road is in reality a sandbar that connects three tiny islands with Shodoshima. During low tide visitors can walk along the sandbar.  Local lore has it that couples who cross the sandbar hand in hand will find happiness together.  In this vein, some couples write their romantic wishes on small wooden ema plaques and hang them onto a tree branch for the wishes to become true.  Most people just stroll around the sandbar, or wait for the sun to go down as it is a favorite sunset viewing spot on the island of Shodoshima.
    angel-road-2.jpg
  • Dankazura Wakamiyaoji Street Sakura - A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese Cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is called sakura in Japanese. Japan has a wide variety of cherry blossoms with well over 200 types can be found there.[ The most popular variety of cherry blossom in Japan is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly white, tinged with the palest pink, and bloom and fall within a week, before the leaves come out.
    wakamiyaoji-4.jpg
  • Old Faithful Geyser at Calistoga, California.  At the very top of the Napa Valley, centrally located between Napa and Sonoma counties, Calistoga remains the historic hot springs resort destination of wine, water, and wellness.  Named a Distinctive Destination by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Calistoga enables a visitor to see wine country as it was before freeways and fast food.  Only two-lane roads lead there and fast food franchises are banned by law.
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  • Glide through 1,000  acres of Golden Gate Park on a nifty Segway.  Why kill yourself walking over seven miles of Golden Gate Park's landscaped roads, trails and lanes.  Other popular methods of cruising the park is by bicycle and roller skates.
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  • Cai Rang Floating Market is one of the largest in the Mekong Delta. The vendors at these markets are boats of all different sizes. Cai Rang is open all day but it is busiest from sunrise to about 9 am. The main items sold there are fresh produce from Cai Rang and neighboring areas. Every boat has a long upright pole at its bow on which samples of the goods for sale are hung as a form of "advertisement". Larger boats anchor and create lanes that smaller boats weave in and out of. The waterway becomes a maze of boats packed with mangos, bananas, papayas and pineapples.
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  • Cai Rang Floating Market is one of the three biggest in the Mekong Delta. The shops and stalls at these markets happen to be boats.  Cai Rang is open all day but it is busiest from dawn to about 9 am. The main items sold there are fresh produce from Cai Rang and neighboring areas. Larger boats anchor and create lanes that smaller boats weave in and out of. The waterway becomes a maze of boats packed with mangos, bananas, papayas and pineapples.
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  • Naramachi literally "Nara Town is the old merchant district of Nara, where a handful of traditional buildings have been preserved most of which are open to the public as boutiques, shops, cafes, restaurants and a few museums.  These buildings can be found in the district's narrow lanes. Many of Naramachi's old buildings were machiya, long, narrow townhouses similar to those found in nearby Kyoto. Machiya served both as shops and as the living quarters for the local merchants and their families. The store fronts of machiya were often kept narrow in order to save on taxes, which were calculated on a property's access to the street rather than its total area. Today, a handful of these machiya have been preserved are open to the public as museums as well as shops.
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