Back to the topic of food....
Pig Sign
Here's another Republican member of our entourage getting eaten alive by some marauding deer in Nara.
Another one of our Republicans looks on as a young mikosan tries to cajole Rod into trying some raw snapper. Rod is saying "Yeah, right."
Spiral Staircase to the Roof
Rod attempts to eat an oyster. It was a valiant effort, but alas, to no avail. I ended up eating all his other oysters.
Pig Sign
We probably should have stopped here, to have a cup of happiness.
Or here, at this special 24 hour coffee shop where you pay to read comic books by the hour.
Pig Weathervane
Believe it or not, the fattest Japanese person I bumped into on this trip was a kid who worked at a comic book store. Now THAT's just like in America!

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