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Anpanman and Me

On: July 10th, 2006 at 7:15 pm | Number of Comments » 1

Anpanman and Me
Posing with Anpanman & Co. in front of the Anpanman Terrace in Shiodome, Tokyo.


Atomic Ramen

On: July 10th, 2006 at 6:54 pm | Number of Comments » 0

Atomic Ramen
Tetsuwan Atomu (aka “Astro Boy”) on top of old TV with ramen commercial at the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum.


Ramen Museum

On: July 10th, 2006 at 6:37 pm | Number of Comments » 1

On my first full day here in Tokyo I went down to Yokohama to the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum “Ramusement Park” with Alan Christy, whose family I’m staying with. The main section of the “museum” is a recreation of a nostalgic 1950s “eki-mae” (train station area) neighborhood where noodle shops would typically be constellated:

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