Morning walk in Oimachi, Tokyo

1 more day and I have to go back to Singapore already :(
So I woke up quite early and had my breakfast.

I brought Sacchin to the canteen (bought her in Akihabara, my I cant remember how many copies of Sacchin I have now, probably three?) and also my camera. Here is my Sacchin's first photo in Japan! Yay!
Behind was K-On! tea (left) and a glass of orange juice.

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Here she is off-focus standing in front of the flat facing the hotel.

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I stayed at Toyoko Inn in Oimachi, Tokyo.

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Lets walk around the neighborhood. I have walked frequently from hotel to the train station, so I want to see what near the hotel that I have not explored.

First off, here is the public phone. :)
It is still there in Japan. Amazing, considering the high mobile phone penetration there, public phones are still around and they still use coins. In singapore most of them are converted to phone-cards already

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And this is the sign board for the hotel visible from the pedestrian sidewalk.

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Now I am standing in front of the flat which is facing the hotel. At the background is the hotel with minimal parking lots. The green box near the blue car is the public phone, inside a booth.

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Lets take pictures with beautiful flowers planted by the locals.

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It was summer, around 9 am already so the sun is very bright.

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I think this is some kind of fruit or vegetable?

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Isnt this very nice. I think this is the best photo with flowers!

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Near the crossing to the mall, there is a McDonald Outlet. Their menu is different from Singapore's menu. For example, they have hot-dog.

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They have al-fresco dining too, and for some reason Ronald is feeling shy this morning.

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Next to McDonald there is a Ramen Shop. Hmmmm...

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I cannot remember where this place already...

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7-eleven is quite big in Japan. They call these konbini, short form of convenience shop (with Japanese style of English Pronunciation)

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A sign on street lamp-post about a clinic nearby.

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Sake shop! I dont think we can take photo here at night. But dont worry, all the drunk people are gone in the morning.

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Some sign on the road, which I think say uphill climb. Possibly to remind the driver to switch to lower gear.

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And here is the bicycle park at one of the apartment. They have 2 stories, so the bicycles are also kept in multi levels to save space.

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You can find drink vending machines almost everywhere. One word of caution, if you do not like yorghurt, dont buy drink called Calpis. It tastes like extremely diluted yorghurt.

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This is a public car park. You still need to pay though.

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OK that is all. Need to go back to hotel and prepare for today's trip. :)