A traffic jam in Sendai, with a pretty cool taxi stuck in the crosswalk.

At art class I bought a cup of coffee and even it had "Nihon Ganbarou" (Hang in there Japan) on one side and ...

on the other side, within a red circle on a white background, reminding us of the Japanese flag, it says "Higashi Nihon ganbarou" (Hang in there East Japan). The man is one of the other students.

A pigeon waiting for a shop to open. Notice the cardboard box which a delivery man left outside. It can be expected to still be there when the shop opens.

This is an authorized ad board for the election of members to the city council. There are 19 members and these authorized boards are about the only place you see ads. The problem is the sound trucks that drive around town.

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The building in the middle with the long horizontal traditional looking roof is a funeral parlor.