Poon's R' Us!

Must be this tall to ride!

Another example of bad English. However, this time it was grammatically correct (in texting slang) but maybe not quite appropriate.  So when you see this slightly racist statue of a little kid with an Afro (avec pick) in his hair wearing a t-shirt admitting his love for female genitalia you wonder what's beyond. 

Is it a strip club? Nope.  Is it an adult video store? Nope. Is it a sex shop with paddles, whips, dildo's and other paraphernalia? Wrong, wrong, wrong.  This statue is in Osu, a shopping arcade in Nagoya, and sits at the bottom of the steps to a store that sells...wait for it....children's toys. 

Stuffed animals, Lego, dolls, Naruto, Dragonballz, Hello Kitty all reside in this toy store along with a cute welcome figure of a boy on the search for some fem-crotch.  When there is a line, somehow Japan seems to not only cross, but leap over it. 

Only in Japan...

I've got one hand in my pocket and the other's...

If I rub it will a genie appear?

No, this is not in Vegas at the Annual Adult Industry convention. This is in Japan. This is part of the penis festival which takes place every year.  The Honen Matsuri takes place in Komaki city.  Tons of people of all ages and backgrounds gather to watch a giant wooden penis being carried.  Even the Shinto priests walking along have these hats that kind of remind me of a phallic symbol.  The festival has tons of food stands which all try to cater to the celebration of fertility.  Dipped chocolate bananas with marshmallow heads, phallus shaped candy, cookies, etc, etc.

There is also a festival dedicated to the women's southern region but I have not yet been to that one.  The festival which sounds odd is actually quite fun. It's not just a bunch of perverts getting drunk. In fact, the female to male ratio might be higher.  It is a good time where one can enjoy drinking, eating delicious food, meeting happy and friendly people alongside giant wooden male parts.  And women often rub the testicle region when trying to conceive.  Only in Japan...

Inappropriate Japanglish...

Everyone knows about all the bad English that is found in Asia.  Whether it is on t-shirts, signs, billboards, brochures, menus or magazine, Japan is filled with bad grammar.  It is also very interesting to see how popular phrases that would sound fine in Japanese when translated comes out strange and sometimes profound. 

I took this picture above in Nagoya in the city centre (Sakae).  A nice young couple walking along the shopping district with their little daughter. A perfect Sunday in Japan. Except for the T-shirt that asks in big red letters to "Touch Me Now".  I have seen worse but I didn't have my camera.  At first it was shocking. Now its just funny.  In fact, I try to find the weirdest ones I can find and send them back to my friends back home.

Only in Japan...