Counterattack of the Dreamer

I’ve taken some shots of the area around the house I’m sharing in Tokyo, and I thought I’d put it up here to give you a bit of a visual tour.  I knew Tokyo was a green city before I moved here 10 days ago, as I’ve seen the downtown buildings crowned with gardens, the tree lined streets, and the outcroppings of greenery that sprout out from balconies and various architectural extrusions.  Even so, I have been surprised and pleased to see the greenery in my neighborhood on the walk I take each day from Eifukuchou Station.

the street to my place

Walking around here really calls to mind the third short film in the compilation “Tokyo!”, which I was fortunate enough to catch at the Tivoli in St Louis with great company of the form of Amykins.  The next shot is of my house, in which my room is upstairs to the back, and roughly the size of a king bed.

my house

I think it’s fair to call it quaint, though I call it tiny from time to time. The next shot is one I took down the street.  It’s a pretty cool neighborhood.

the neighborhood

The house in the next shot is just utterly cool.  I haven’t met the people who live there, but they must be eminently awesome to maintain a place like this.  Note the garage on the ground level, which is appropriate to lodge a car or perhaps 2.5 bicycles.

the cool house

Will I ever live in such a bodacious abode?  Perhaps. Right now I’m cool rocking the king size room.