Pics from my Fabric Shopping Adventure.

Sorry if I disappoint any of you hoping to see the fabrics. Cameras are forbidden in almost every store in Japan as far as I can tell. There is nearly always (and was in this case) a picture of a camera with a line through it posted on the door. After 1 1/2 hours getting there, there was no way I was going to risk getting thrown out.

Okay, so this first one is actually from on base. I just had to find a way to squeeze in a pic of the tiniest backhoe I have ever seen.

This is how laundry is dried here. As well as Futons (not at all like the ones in the states), carpets and bedding are frequently aired this way to prevent bed bugs and such.

Can you pronounce this sign??

7 Eleven or more accuratly 7 & i Holdings is HUGE here. I don't only mean huge in that they are everywhere. I mean huge in that some of them are 3 stories tall, such as the one pictured here. This is not a headquarters or anything like that. Nope, it's a store.

I didn't go into this one, though I did go into one that was 3 stories tall, which included, a clothing department, a grocery store, a floral dept, a food court complete with McDonalds, KFC, and a number of other fast food restaurants, and I never made it to the 3rd floor, so I can't say what may have been found up there.

Elevator parking garage. I don't know exactly how these work, I mean what if your car is on the top, but the people below you aren't leaving yet? I think they may have attendants that pull the cars out, but I'm not sure. They also have some of these in Yokosuka City that are enclosed in a building that's just bigger than a car, but about 4 stories tall.

Don't mess with this Biker! He's wearing a Yellowcorn Jacket!

Truly I jest. I'm not really sure the story behind 'Yellowcorn', only that it's waterproof motorcycle wear (all I could find on the net).

It does however seem to be worn only by those actually on Motorcycles (not mopeds) and mostly on those with loud motorcycles, frequently with pictures of sculls and flames decorating the bike.

Self Explanitory I presume.
I presume this means that the road is closed to regular traffic as a means to allow Emergency vehicles access to the city. However, when I first read it, I thought, 'what good is an emergency road that's closed in and emergency?!'

And now just some scenic views from along the way.