Details Of Tokyo

Being in Tokyo feels a bit like life in a model train set. Everything in its place, everything arranged just so.

Buildings and nature take on a make-believe quality.

A hint of reality, an old fashioned utility line bisecting modern architecture. Back to fantasy, a design emporium window.

Why, hello Japanese rabbit.

Graffiti is up-lifting. More power to you. And why are you waiting in line?

What's a metropolis without an MTV-style afternoon show in which screaming girls get to be seen in the background? From Elvis onward, the thrill never changes.

The Emotional Underbelly Of A Train Set

You look at a big train set over a holiday and it's all bucolic small town scenes, humming trains, joy all around. You need to pay attention to the details.

Dejected conductor.

Freaked out dog. Traumatized goose.

Shoveling topless in the snow with a bent spade. What is going on in this train set?

Brakeman checking his imaginary cell phone. Angry conductor. Train work is stressful.

Handless, almost faceless tractor man.

Run, run from this train set!!