Bullet Train Bentos Right In Our Neighbourhood

We used to look at this building from our previous apartment here in Shiohama. One of our families lives right across the road from this place! 
 

Have You Ever Seen a COVID Store?

This whole store sells only masks (and maybe some hand sanitizer, too) Masks in any style and price point to suit the discerning consumer! 

 

The High Cost of Housing

The turtles have had to double up because of high rent in our part ot Tokyo!

In our area, there are many parks located along streams that were once canals. The whole area was swampland in the Middle Ages and channels were dug as land was reclaimed. The canals were used for transporting heavy and bulky loads, so our area was once heavily industrial and has rapidly become residential as factories and warehouses moved out.