Anpanmen
I’m assuming the plural of Anpanman is Anpanmen. If you don’t know Anpanman you’ve never been near Japan. Enlighten yourself here.

“Virtual Mirror Club”, Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku
The “Very Very” (as in very very slimy), one of many venues that cater to male sexual appetite in Kabuki-cho in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Walk around there long enough (if male) and a guy commissioned to find customers will engage you in a conversation like the one I had today:
–”Herow, herow. Massage?”
–”No.”
–”Massage? [...]

Freak Market
What is hard to read here is the subtitle: “Adam’s Apple of Ueno” (and something else I forgot). This is a sign for a boutique selling hip urban streetwear (not freaks).

Taitsu-kun (Mr. Tights) Doritos
I love Japanese potato chips in all their crazy variety. All week Alan and I have been taste-testing different ones. He bought these Doritos for this whacked-out image. They have a tie-in with “Taitsu-kun” (Mr. Tights), apparently some well-known characters. The one in orange is Jonathan; the yellow one Pierre. I don’t [...]