Tanuki shrine near the school:
...with some random kitsch mixed in.
Lots of houses have these cool traditional-style roofs:
I glanced at this sign as I walked past it, noticing that the final word is comprised of two kanji I know, yasumi (rest) and nichi (day). "Oh," I thought to myself, "No parking on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays."
A few steps later, I realized what I'd just done and literally stopped in my tracks. Of course, I didn't know the reading ("kyuujitsu"; I just looked it up), but hey, I got the meaning. Crazy awesome.
I've been hearing this song everywhere lately, and I just today figured out what it is. It is well and truly stuck in my head; maybe now it will be stuck in yours too. You're welcome. ^__^
