As I wandered around Chofu I started to get lost. Fortunately I had my iPhone and used it to locate where I was and where I had left the car. Somehow I had gotten quite far off track so I cut through a park to get closer.

I came across these gents heading out for work. They were trimming trees in their tiny little truck. There seems to be a lot of little specialty vehicles in Japan.

You are not allowed to do a lot of things in the park. The “no golfing” was the one that caught my eye.

I do not know why, but apparently this guy is a lucky man. Why does his poster have English on it? You have got me.

I wandered past a train station. It seemed like everyone on the platform was looking at their phone.

It never stops amazing me how many bikes there are in Tokyo. Probably one of the reasons why there are very few obese people in Japan, they all ride bikes (and don’t eat western fast food). The bikes are everywhere on the streets and at certain train stations, they even have their own parking lot.

A friend of mine is constantly writing about the cone culture in Japan. They are literally everywhere and often, head scratchers. Cone madness.

The “this is a sidewalk” coning.

The “garden in waiting” coning.

The “please don’t walk into my air conditioner that is closely tucked away and you would never hit it anyway” coning.

My final shots of Chofu. As you walk through Tokyo, a land of 40 million, you will also come across random plots of land that have remained farm land. This “farm land” is often crammed in between apartment buildings and 2 story houses that are 500 square feet per level (including land).

And like so many farmers that I know, they have a tough time throwing things out. You never know when you will need it …

A greenhouse waiting for spring.

Love the look of this building. I cannot begin to guess the age.

A good wander.