More along the ByPass

 With the economy in the pits, used car lots are doing a big business. They are popping up everywhere.

 This is the gas point for a shipping company

 This is a karaoke shop, pronounce ka-ra-okay in Japanese (the a being pronounced as in haha). I did not understand the sign with the number 10 on it, not because of the language but because I do not do karaoke and do not understand the system. It appeared that, if you met some requirement, you could get some food for 10 yen.

 I took this second picture of the fishing equipment store so that I could point out the row of flags along the sidewalk in front of it.

 In between the stores there are little drainage streams that are actually quite pretty.

Motorcycles are quite popular here, not as popular as scooters, but lots of young people have them. This store has the latest models lined up along the sidewalk. This is a Moto Guzzi, much better than the Moto Guzzi Gran Toursimo that I had as a college student.