Downtown Kyoto
Now it’s getting just darn weird. Is this a storage shed? Is there janitor equipment behind this door or does it lead into some kind of dark rabbit hole? Do we take the red pill or the blue pill? We knocked but no answer, tried the knob but were denied.
Ah well, maybe it’s for the best that we move on.We finally see what appears to be an innocuous bar with a doorman greeting customers. We walk up and he immediately gives us the “batsu”, an “X” formed with the forearms. I happen to know that this is Japanese for there is no f-ing way you are stepping foot into this establishment.
OK, we’re done here. Let’s check out the game rooms.The crane games are interesting. On this one, there are prizes hanging by a ring on a peg. All you have to do is move the crane from one side to the other until it is lined up with one of the prize rings. If you’re on target, the crane will hook the ring and pull the prize off the peg. It looks easy.
It’s not.One last photo of the intersection before we head back.
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