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Jul 03 2008 5 Comments

Japanese monster marker

Tokyo’s apparent disregard for the presumably trifling matter of town planning can make finding someone’s home a frustrating, and often time consuming, task. Plus, while maps can be a major help, the metropolis’ maze-like streets often make even the most detailed diagram difficult to decipher.

With this in mind then, landmarks are a much more reliable resource, making helpful hints along the lines of, “I live below the giant Gorilla”,

Tokyo Gorilla

or, “My gaff is next to Godzilla”,

Tokyo Godzilla

far more efficient.

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  1. jennifer says

    7/3/2008 at 7:16 pm

    “I live next to Hello Kitty” would be way cooler! 🙂

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  2. Paul says

    7/3/2008 at 7:16 pm

    Ha ha ha! Awesome stuff! It reminds me of… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Headington_Shark

    Anyway, are you going to be troubling these shores any time this summer? (You can leave the giant mutant lizards in Tokyo thanks very much.)

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  3. Lee says

    7/3/2008 at 7:18 pm

    Yeah, I’ll be making a trip home Paul. Minus the mutants of course!

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  4. Daniel Hamlow says

    7/4/2008 at 10:03 pm

    What part of Tokyo can that gorilla be found? Gotta check it out.

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  5. Lee says

    7/5/2008 at 1:03 pm

    Somewhere in the suburbs of Tachikawa Daniel. At least I think so. Got a bit lost while out and about on my bike and just happened to come across it.

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