A walk around the block

While walking around the neighborhood today with Emmy's class, I had the opportunity to witness some strange sights, maybe not strange to the Japanese, but not things we usually see walking around the block in America.

Like the man who was washing his car - with bottles of water!

Or the lady crouched at the side of the road smoking a cigarette with this "dog" sitting next to her.

Or this shop owner who, I am convinced, was not dressed up for Halloween. This was an everyday outfit!