Driving Around Shimonoseki: Part 1

This post consists of many of the photos that we have taken while driving around the city of Shimonoseki and surrounding areas. 

Watch out for these on the sides of the roads :)

The red upside down triangle is a stop sign.

Don't forget to drive on the opposite side of the road as in the U.S.

A grocery store.

Young children walk and ride all of the time on main roads. This is one of the main roads traveled to get from one side of town to another. I haven't had my camera ready when we see them but the younger students where uniforms and matching yellow hats. They raise one arm when they cross the road to make them easier to see. 

A local restaurant, we have not been there yet. 

The 7-11's are not gas stations only convenient stores and we have yet to see one with a slushy machine :(

The place to get donuts here unless you want to drive 45 minutes to the newly opened Krispy Kreme!!!

Hotto Motto is a take out place.

We have no idea what this set of stores sells ??

The was the first restaurant we ate at when arriving in Shimonoseki with Tony Haug. 

We are thrilled to have a Costco about 1 hour drive away :) It is interesting that many products such as Oatmeal/Pantene shampoo/Aveeno lotions have sticker labels in Japanese placed over the English descriptions on the back of items. 

The Ikea is about 15 minute drive from Costco :)

Surprisingly almost all furniture is cheaper here than in most second hand stores in our city. 

Some things were in both English and Japanese.

Stay tuned for more photos of driving around Shimonoseki.....