Sunday, January 14, 2007

images of tokyo


so many things come to mind when i think of this place. tokyo. this place i feel like i live now. comfy, interesting, fun, intimidating, playful, strange, lonely, colorful, tasty, wild, crazy, outrageous, dark, mysterious, tokyo.

cosplay/onigiri/donburi/ladies moonday/fashion/ramen/shoju/
sweetpotato/manju/sweet beans/jpop/kinoko/neon/giant televisions/
rice/udon/arigato gozai mas/mochi mochi/
thigh high boots/hats/pachinko/down/karaoke/skinny streets/
commuter trains/anime/hot stone/hot springs/manga/go/
vending machines/kimono/plushies/hello kitty/bamboo/unagi/
san/chan/sen/soba/tofu/fortunes/china/sanrio/korea/deep tub/
futon/octapus/oyster/clam/art/police box/bento box/
sushi/sake/chopsticks/wood/kanji/caligraphy/pens/kimono/
stationary/shinto/buddha/recycling/warmth/surprise/art/
earthquake/shogatsu/uniforms/sushi/sumo/oden/nabe/
botan/musaharu fukuyama

those words are tokyo to me. not japan, because i am only in tokyo, but that is what will always remind me of tokyo when i return to my home.

1 comment:

Lees Lamar said...

It's Ok to do less striving in yoga, and OK to strive to eat more Poky.
I have seen this man Poky you speak of, that is so funny.