just another asian girl

i'll start this post about japan off by saying never in my life have i felt more unfeminine and unattractive. i went to osaka and kyoto, and in osaka, the girls were sooo perfectly made up. the hair, the make-up, the clothes. i'm pretty sure it must take them 2-3 hours every morning to get ready.



typical girls at shinsaibashi.



the california barbie couple. hey how long do you think he's been fakin bakin?
^i noticed a lot of japanese girls seem to be bow-legged. i forgot to ask minx about it. very strange.



dotonburi in osaka, or the eat till you burst street. literally every storefront was a restaurant of some sort, for an incredibly long stretch. craziness.



ok this was actually taken in taiwan, but look at the madhouse in a department store on a sunday afternoon. everyone's trying to get pretty!

...more japan.



pornography is strictly forbidden in all forms in the airports in japan. you pervs have been warned.



these bevvy machines are everywhere. the japanese manage to make even them look nice and pretty!



the stonewash denim duo. i just couldn't take my eyes off them.



my first hint of what was to come.

two minutes after we got to the hotel room, my mom calls out to me, "e, come here! you have to wash your ass, it feels so good!"
i'd heard about the fancy toilets that spray warm water and, have to say, it is pretty nice if horribly environmentally unfriendly. actually what i enjoyed much more were the heated toilet seats - that would do me wonders on a cold winters' night. not available in our hotel rooms but found elsewhere were the toilets that make noises as needed, you know, to cover up those embarrassing sounds. naturally i had to push the noise buttons every time i saw one, like a 5-year old eager to push the elevator buttons. whatever, it made me giggle.



anyone who knows me knows i'd insist on sushi on the very first day. here's the first sushi meal. looks nice but wasn't the best thing ever. i can now confidently say ny has sushi of equal quality.





there were... problems getting dinner one night. luckily, i'm a resourceful bitch and booked it to 7-11 and got my dinner. see, their 7-11s have normal, edible food! except for that green stuff on the right. still not sure what it is, but the saltiness is giving me nightmares.

something else that was nasty...



natto! as absolutely disgusting as it looks.

we went to kyoto to try and catch the end of cherry blossom season. catch it we did.



supremely serene at the heian shrine.





kyoto is known for its elaborate kaiseki dinners.



so pretty! but very overpriced, as most things in japan are.

lastly, as requested:



the talons! they're still on, but not long for this world.