My bike, complete with granny basket, pedal-powered light, and ineffectual locks.
The stairs up to my second floor apartment.
My desk at Kiritaka.
The teacher's room at Kiritaka. Students come in here frequently during their "off" periods to talk to teachers.
A hallway at Kiritaka.
This is where I change my shoes when I enter Kiritaka. My locker is on the upper left.
A classroom at Kiritaka. The teacher stands on the dias in the front. Most classes have 40 students.
Kiritaka's gymnasium is on the second floor, unsupported. How about that!
An RPG-style roadblock discovered while exploring Kiritaka.
Kiritaka's front gate/entrance ("genkan").
The exterior gate to the Kiritaka "campus."
Kiryu Station. My gateway to places not-Kiryu.
Treasure Island, one of my two favorite places in Kiritaka!
Beer is sold in vending machines. Some machines sell TWO LITER bottles.
My favorite restaurant in Kiryu. Just kidding! It's actually my favorite bank.
Many sizes, one price.
Oh, it's so pretty where I live! Look at the rice paddies! Be jealous of the natural splendor!
A small stream that runs about a block from my apartment.
More houses and mountains.
The oft-mentioned shrine across the street from my apartment.
My apartment! I live in unit B, in the middle. Apartment #3 is on the far side, second floor.
Akihabara.
Still Akihabara. Pictures are so boring, compared to the real thing--I think because they're quiet.
Japanese for tuna-fish sandwich. "Sea Chicken Mayonnaise," indeed!
Here at crazy Tanaka-san's no-shaken car shop, prices are BAKA YASUI!!! (The sign basically says, "CRAZY cheap!!")
I think that this store should be Charles' new DJ name.
One of the many "prank" sidewalks scattered about Japan.