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  • The Takenokuzoku in Harajuku are the forerunners of the costume players, and still make occasional appearances regularly in Harajuku on Sunday, dancing their hearts out after carefully coiffing their hair-dos.
    Takenokozoku.jpg
  • Choppy at Kawai Monster Cafe - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-19.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Sweets-go-Round - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-17.jpg
  • The Maishima Sludge Center has a playful, coloring book exterior, which brilliantly hides the sludge running through the sewers of Osaka.  Although the Sludge Center does not offer tours or displays of sludge, understandably, it is affiiliated withe the Osaka Sewerage Science Museum that does have an educational display of the Maishima Sludge Center, fo those interested in the process of sewers and sludge.
    maishima-sludge-center-11.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Bar Experiment - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-25.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Sweets-go-Round - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-21.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe -Mushroom Disco - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-18.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Sweets-go-Round - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-8.jpg
  • Godzilla Slide, Kurihama Flower World - Ever since 1954, Godzilla has becomie a pop icon around the world.  The creature has appeared in novels, comic books, video games, TV shows and several sequels to the original film both in Japan and Hollywood.  Godzilla is usually portrayed as an enormous, scary sea creature with atomic breath.  Godzilla is so ingrained in the culture that there are numerous Godzilla statues all over Japan. Huge Godzilla statues can be found in several locations including Shinjuku, Oshima Island, Hibiya Square and Kurihama Flower World where you can even enter Godzilla’s crotch to go down a slide from his backside… whee!!!!
    godzilla-slide-01.jpg
  • Halloween in the San Francisco Castro District
    castro-street.jpg
  • Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace which takes place in San Francisco. The name reflects the fact that the race starts a few blocks from San Francisco Bay and runs west through the city to finish at the Pacific coast, where breakers crash onto Ocean Beach. The race is 12 kilometers long and takes place on the third Sunday in May and more of a costume party than a real marathon.
    bay-to-breakers-1.jpg
  • Sanrio Puroland is an indoor theme park located in Tama Center, Tokyo that attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year and hosts various musicals, restaurants, attractions, and theme rides using popular characters such as Hello Kitty, Pochacco, Keroppi, and many more. While many of the shows are only in Japanese, Puroland nevertheless attracts many visitors from overseas as well as Japan because of the worldwide popularity of these characters.   Puroland has become one of Japan's most popular attractions.
    sanrio-puroland-12.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Sweets-go-Round - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-26.jpg
  • Godzilla, Kurihama Flower World - Ever since 1954, Godzilla has becomie a pop icon around the world.  The creature has appeared in novels, comic books, video games, TV shows and several sequels to the original film both in Japan and Hollywood.  Godzilla is usually portrayed as an enormous, scary sea creature with atomic breath.  Godzilla is so ingrained in the culture that there are numerous Godzilla statues all over Japan. Huge Godzilla statues can be found in several locations including Shinjuku, Oshima Island, Hibiya Square and Kurihama Flower World where you can even enter Godzilla’s crotch to go down a slide from his backside… whee!!!!
    godzilla-1.jpg
  • Sanrio Puroland is an indoor theme park located in Tama Center, Tokyo that attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year and hosts various musicals, restaurants, attractions, and theme rides using popular characters such as Hello Kitty, Pochacco, Keroppi, and many more. While many of the shows are only in Japanese, Puroland nevertheless attracts many visitors from overseas as well as Japan because of the worldwide popularity of these characters.   Puroland has become one of Japan's most popular attractions.
    sanrio-puroland-10.jpg
  • Godzilla, Kurihama Flower World - Ever since 1954, Godzilla has becomie a pop icon around the world.  The creature has appeared in novels, comic books, video games, TV shows and several sequels to the original film both in Japan and Hollywood.  Godzilla is usually portrayed as an enormous, scary sea creature with atomic breath.  Godzilla is so ingrained in the culture that there are numerous Godzilla statues all over Japan. Huge Godzilla statues can be found in several locations including Shinjuku, Oshima Island, Hibiya Square and Kurihama Flower World where you can even enter Godzilla’s crotch to go down a slide from his backside… whee!!!!
    godzilla-6.jpg
  • Sanrio Puroland is an indoor theme park located in Tama Center, Tokyo that attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year and hosts various musicals, restaurants, attractions, and theme rides using popular characters such as Hello Kitty, Pochacco, Keroppi, and many more. While many of the shows are only in Japanese, Puroland nevertheless attracts many visitors from overseas as well as Japan because of the worldwide popularity of these characters.   Puroland has become one of Japan's most popular attractions.
    sanrio-puroland-11.jpg
  • Sanrio Puroland is an indoor theme park located in Tama Center, Tokyo that attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year and hosts various musicals, restaurants, attractions, and theme rides using popular characters such as Hello Kitty, Pochacco, Keroppi, and many more. While many of the shows are only in Japanese, Puroland nevertheless attracts many visitors from overseas as well as Japan because of the worldwide popularity of these characters.   Puroland has become one of Japan's most popular attractions.
    sanrio-puroland-9.jpg
  • The Maishima Sludge Center has a playful, coloring book exterior, which brilliantly hides the sludge running through the sewers of Osaka.  Although the Sludge Center does not offer tours or displays of sludge, understandably, it is affiiliated withe the Osaka Sewerage Science Museum that does have an educational display of the Maishima Sludge Center, fo those interested in the process of sewers and sludge.
    maishima-sludge-center-10.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-3.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Sweets-go-Round - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-2.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-22.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Lavatory - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-15.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Multicolored Pasta  - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-10.jpg
  • The Maishima Sludge Center has a playful, coloring book exterior, which brilliantly hides the sludge running through the sewers of Osaka.  Although the Sludge Center does not offer tours or displays of sludge, understandably, it is affiiliated withe the Osaka Sewerage Science Museum that does have an educational display of the Maishima Sludge Center, fo those interested in the process of sewers and sludge.
    maishima-sludge-center-8.jpg
  • Godzilla Slide, Kurihama Flower World - Ever since 1954, Godzilla has becomie a pop icon around the world.  The creature has appeared in novels, comic books, video games, TV shows and several sequels to the original film both in Japan and Hollywood.  Godzilla is usually portrayed as an enormous, scary sea creature with atomic breath.  Godzilla is so ingrained in the culture that there are numerous Godzilla statues all over Japan. Huge Godzilla statues can be found in several locations including Shinjuku, Oshima Island, Hibiya Square and Kurihama Flower World where you can even enter Godzilla’s crotch to go down a slide from his backside… whee!!!!
    godzilla-slide-02.jpg
  • The Exploratorium created the hands on movement among museums.  There are about a thousand museums in the world that trace themselves to the Exploratorium in terms of exhibits or programs. This innovative museum of science, art, human perception and technology provides for even those with the most limited scientific knowledge and gives them back the joy of discovery. It is an experience that inspires young and old to understand science and nature.<br />
The Exploratorium in San Francisco is a public educational institution for peoples of all ages. Its audience numbers over 20 million each year, as its exhibits travel to science centers and other locations worldwide. At least 90 percent of the nation’s other science museums have borrowed ideas from Exploratorium exhibits or programs.
    exploratorium-1.jpg
  • Tokyo Godzilla Statue, Hibiya
    tokyo-godzilla.jpg
  • Octopus Vendor at Ameyoko Market, Tokyo.  Ameyoko or Ameyocho as it is sometimes called was once Tokyo's black market district.  Nowadays it is given over to selling knockoff designer jeans, sunglasses, bulk food items, fish and just about anything you can think of.  It is liveliest at night with spillover passengers from nearby Ueno Station.
    ameyoko.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Lavatory - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-14.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Multicolored Pasta  - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-11.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-12.jpg
  • The Maishima Sludge Center has a playful, coloring book exterior, which brilliantly hides the sludge running through the sewers of Osaka.  Although the Sludge Center does not offer tours or displays of sludge, understandably, it is affiiliated withe the Osaka Sewerage Science Museum that does have an educational display of the Maishima Sludge Center, fo those interested in the process of sewers and sludge.
    maishima-sludge-center-4.jpg
  • The Maishima Sludge Center has a playful, coloring book exterior, which brilliantly hides the sludge running through the sewers of Osaka.  Although the Sludge Center does not offer tours or displays of sludge, understandably, it is affiiliated withe the Osaka Sewerage Science Museum that does have an educational display of the Maishima Sludge Center, fo those interested in the process of sewers and sludge.
    maishima-sludge-center-9.jpg
  • Godzilla, Kurihama Flower World - Ever since 1954, Godzilla has becomie a pop icon around the world.  The creature has appeared in novels, comic books, video games, TV shows and several sequels to the original film both in Japan and Hollywood.  Godzilla is usually portrayed as an enormous, scary sea creature with atomic breath.  Godzilla is so ingrained in the culture that there are numerous Godzilla statues all over Japan. Huge Godzilla statues can be found in several locations including Shinjuku, Oshima Island, Hibiya Square and Kurihama Flower World where you can even enter Godzilla’s crotch to go down a slide from his backside… whee!!!!
    godzilla-9.jpg
  • The Exploratorium created the hands on movement among museums.  There are about a thousand museums in the world that trace themselves to the Exploratorium in terms of exhibits or programs. This innovative museum of science, art, human perception and technology provides for even those with the most limited scientific knowledge and gives them back the joy of discovery. It is an experience that inspires young and old to understand science and nature.<br />
The Exploratorium in San Francisco is a public educational institution for peoples of all ages. Its audience numbers over 20 million each year, as its exhibits travel to science centers and other locations worldwide. At least 90 percent of the nation’s other science museums have borrowed ideas from Exploratorium exhibits or programs.
    exploratorium-4.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Sweets-go-Round - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-20.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-7.jpg
  • Kawai Monster Cafe Bar Experiment - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
    kawai-monster-cafe-6.jpg
  • The Maishima Sludge Center has a playful, coloring book exterior, which brilliantly hides the sludge running through the sewers of Osaka.  Although the Sludge Center does not offer tours or displays of sludge, understandably, it is affiiliated withe the Osaka Sewerage Science Museum that does have an educational display of the Maishima Sludge Center, fo those interested in the process of sewers and sludge.
    maishima-sludge-center-6.jpg
  • The Maishima Sludge Center has a playful, coloring book exterior, which brilliantly hides the sludge running through the sewers of Osaka.  Although the Sludge Center does not offer tours or displays of sludge, understandably, it is affiiliated withe the Osaka Sewerage Science Museum that does have an educational display of the Maishima Sludge Center, fo those interested in the process of sewers and sludge.
    maishima-sludge-center-3.jpg
  • Godzilla, Kurihama Flower World - Ever since 1954, Godzilla has becomie a pop icon around the world.  The creature has appeared in novels, comic books, video games, TV shows and several sequels to the original film both in Japan and Hollywood.  Godzilla is usually portrayed as an enormous, scary sea creature with atomic breath.  Godzilla is so ingrained in the culture that there are numerous Godzilla statues all over Japan. Huge Godzilla statues can be found in several locations including Shinjuku, Oshima Island, Hibiya Square and Kurihama Flower World where you can even enter Godzilla’s crotch to go down a slide from his backside… whee!!!!
    godzilla-3.jpg
  • Godzilla, Kurihama Flower World - Ever since 1954, Godzilla has becomie a pop icon around the world.  The creature has appeared in novels, comic books, video games, TV shows and several sequels to the original film both in Japan and Hollywood.  Godzilla is usually portrayed as an enormous, scary sea creature with atomic breath.  Godzilla is so ingrained in the culture that there are numerous Godzilla statues all over Japan. Huge Godzilla statues can be found in several locations including Shinjuku, Oshima Island, Hibiya Square and Kurihama Flower World where you can even enter Godzilla’s crotch to go down a slide from his backside… whee!!!!
    godzilla-5.jpg
  • The Maishima Sludge Center has a playful, coloring book exterior, which brilliantly hides the sludge running through the sewers of Osaka.  Although the Sludge Center does not offer tours or displays of sludge, understandably, it is affiiliated withe the Osaka Sewerage Science Museum that does have an educational display of the Maishima Sludge Center, fo those interested in the process of sewers and sludge.
    maishima-sludge-center-2.jpg
  • Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace which takes place in San Francisco. The name reflects the fact that the race starts a few blocks from San Francisco Bay and runs west through the city to finish at the Pacific coast, where breakers crash onto Ocean Beach. The race is 12 kilometers long and takes place on the third Sunday in May and more of a costume party than a real marathon.
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  • Boots Fashion Display - besides the ever-changing fashion scene in Harajuku, the boutiques each have their own specialities, this one does boots.
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  • Kawai Monster Cafe Bar Experiment - Steven King says that monsters are real and live inside us.  The Kawai Monster Cafe is a perfect place to test this theory out. The cafe is right at home in Harajuku, which has quite a few monsters in the neighborhood.  And cuteness.  Kawai Monster Cafe is not about the cuisine, which has not been reviewed kindly.  It’s all about the presentation and the decor that keep customers coming.  The place has differently themed areas, though the Mushroom Disco is probably the most colorful.  In an adjacent area you’ll find the Milk Stand which features milk bottle lights and a cracked mirror ceiling to add to the trippy look.  The mascot is “Choppy” or Mr. Ten Thousand Chopsticks.  Another highlight is a kind of cake-merry-go-round called Sweets-go-Round.  The Bar Experiment is meant to resemble a giant jellyfish complete with illuminated sea creatures.  The rest rooms are also kitted out in color.  Even if mother nature doesn’t call, it is worth visiting anyway just for the unique experience and decor.
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  • Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Chopstick Holders - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Plastic Cake - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Plastic Fruit - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Basket Store - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Ceramics Store;- Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Basket Store - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Tableware Store - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Plastic Beer Models -  Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Shoppers - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Shoppers - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Wooden and Lacquer Bowls - Kappabashi is a street in Asakusa devoted to shops supplying the kitchen and restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, tableware, glassware - you name it.  It is most famous for its plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique items found only in Japan.
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  • Kappabashi Glassware Store; - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Chopsticks Store - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Chef at the top of the Niimi Building -Kappabashi has become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name comes from the popular mythical creature the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Knife Shop - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Chef Town - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Tableware Store - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Plastic Ice Cream in Kappabashi, an area of Asakusa Tokyo, that has long been a popular shopping district for chefs and the restaurant trade.  It has become a tourist attractions thanks to its offbeat displays of plastic ice cream, sushi and noodle replicas of food.
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  • Kappabashi Knife Shop, - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Noren Shop in Kappabashi,  a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying restaurant businesses. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, noren curtains found at Japanese restaurants to show if they are open. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Plastic Cake Models - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • Kappabashi Plastic Ice Cream - Kappabashi is a street in Tokyo which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives, restaurant decorations, plastic display food samples found in Japanese restaurants to display their menus. The street has also become an offbeat tourist destination thanks to the wacky displays and unique souvenir items found only in Japan.  The street's name is believed to come from the popular mythical creature, the Kappa, a Japanese water demon.
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  • The only place in the world entirely devoted to parasites, the Meguro Parasitological Museum has become a popular offbeat attraction. The museum has over 45,000 specimens in its collection.<br />
The prize attraction is the world’s longest tapeworm.
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  • The only place in the world entirely devoted to parasites, the Meguro Parasitological Museum has become a popular offbeat attraction. The museum has over 45,000 specimens in its collection.<br />
The prize attraction is the world’s longest tapeworm.
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  • The only place in the world entirely devoted to parasites, the Meguro Parasitological Museum has become a popular offbeat attraction. The museum has over 45,000 specimens in its collection.<br />
The prize attraction is the world’s longest tapeworm.
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  • The only place in the world entirely devoted to parasites, the Meguro Parasitological Museum has become a popular offbeat attraction. The museum has over 45,000 specimens in its collection.<br />
The prize attraction is the world’s longest tapeworm.
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  • The only place in the world entirely devoted to parasites, the Meguro Parasitological Museum has become a popular offbeat attraction. The museum has over 45,000 specimens in its collection.<br />
The prize attraction is the world’s longest tapeworm.
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  • The only place in the world entirely devoted to parasites, the Meguro Parasitological Museum has become a popular offbeat attraction. The museum has over 45,000 specimens in its collection.<br />
The prize attraction is the world’s longest tapeworm.
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