Photos and Ghibli

Uploaded the photos from Kamakura. They are still the default names from the camera because naming them 'temple/shrine' one through whatever would be boring and make me want to shoot you. Yes, you, dear reader.

Jimm and I headed over to the Ghibli museum today for some old fashioned animated history and fun. It was fun going through and seeing all the stuff they have done and realizing how much of their work I have missed. Which means there is much animation I need to watch upon my return. I love Miyazaki. How did I miss like 3500 of his movies?

The gift shop was like the worst thing ever. Hello nice statuettes. Hello 800 to 9000 dollar price tag. No, none were bought. And they were behind glass so I couldn't knick any either. They would have been shocked if I had tried. There is no crime here, as near as I can tell.

In Chicago, you can tell good neighborhoods from bad neighborhoods by if residents have giant security doors on their front doors. In Japan, its bikes unlocked and just LAYING AROUND or bikes with a token small chain through the back wheel but not locked to anything. Which means all neighborhoods are good, I guess.

Today and tomorrow are lazy days for I am burned out on Tokyo. It is intensely overwhelming. I think I want to come back again later, but not for awhile. This town moves at 300 miles an hour and around every corner is another mega-shopping section. The classic shot of Shinjuku or Ginza with the brightly lit signs that stretch up the sides of a building for 6 or 7 floors are everywhere. It is impossible to navigate by them. I have been soundly thumped by this city. I long for a quieter life, a slower life. Like maybe New York, or London. You know, only 10 to 15 million people instead of 30.

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