Remember the really loud political shouting vans that I saw in Shizuoka? Well, unfortunately, today they made their way to Fujieda and parked themselves right at the station - which is across the street from my school. Needless to say, it was quite loud during my lunch break, but luckily they only stayed for about an hour. Here's a little sample of the ruckus:
After work, I went out with some co-workers to an izakaya for some drinks and such. Of course, the food was much different than the hot dogs, hamburgers, and other American food I would have had back home:
The video quality isn't great, so here's a better shot of the little fish - these were our appetizers:
Edamame, which has become one of my favorite things to get at izakayas here.
Chicken wings and fries, actually not so different than American food...but then it gets a little weirder:
Chicken skin, gizzard, and tail.
"Chicken paste" as it translates from Japanese. And raw egg to dip it in.
Cabbage, chicken, peppers, bean sprouts, and onion. Not too bad.
I used to buy these same candles in the States...for about three bucks. Sigh. 
Coca-Cola with green tea flavor. 
This has to be one of the things I dislike most about living in Japan. Election time is coming up, so there are many vehicles with shouting people telling citizens to vote for their respective candidates. They're incredibly loud and obnoxious. Shouting vehicles are used for all kinds of things: advertising food, warning people that it's dry season so be careful of any open fires, blah, blah, blah. I've been woken up many mornings by these annoyances.
I have no idea.
These are different kinds of bath bubbles...yeah - mayonnaise and ketchup bath bubbles...
