One might expect there to be some kind of tomfoolery from me on a day like today but no, nothing but good honest update-ry-fare here.

The only nod I will give to today’s date is a recommendation for the best Japanese study method in town.

The bicycle names I mentioned being such a big fan of? Here you go, that gallery is now live – just click on Japanese Bicycle Names.

On that note, there are a few new IC cards in that gallery here; although I still need to get my hands on a KitaCa, I have somehow managed to discover even more IC cards I didn’t know about.

I’ve also been hoovering up some manhole cover images, so you might want to pop back to that gallery and have a nosey.

Oh and I might have found a vending machine or two that I missed.

Did you miss my Japanese apartment name generator? It’s a hoot for thirty seconds or so, I promise you.

Much elbow bumping & hugging of air at a 6 feet distance to you and yours.