I keep this blog for friends, family and students in Japan& the U.S.

Since Spring '07, Zen and Taka moved to California full time for Zen's basketball career. I'm in California most of the time right now too. Almost every day I go to help my Grandmom. She was born in 1919. Taka and I also get to work for Uncle Lynn's landscaping company. Santa Cruz, California. As beautiful as ever. However I still feel homesick for Japan~~

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Mailboxes in America

I'm still trying to add a few more photos so come again, ya'hear!!!
The past months I've enjoyed seeing lots of neat mailboxes in the neighborhood, so I wanted to share photos of them
REMEMBER to click on the photos if you want to see close ups!
These ARE people's mailboxes!




In Japan the mail carriers don't take your mail from your mailbox. You have to drop it off at the post office yourself, or find a "public" mail box on the street.

Where these people have the shark mailbox, they also have a sign in the window says "THIS IS SHARKS TERRITORY" . They are talking about their favorite ice hockey team it sounds- the San Jose Sharks



For those who don't know this in Japan, in the U.S. you leave what you're mailing in your mailbox and raise the "flag" to alert the mail carrier to the mail in the box to be sent.'This was one of the best "flags" I've ever seen!!!



The kitty was so pretty here I had to get some nice portrait of her too.



Along this particul road most mailboxes are set in concrete containers.

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