Come in! Try the Takoyaki!

Posted by Duncan Galbraith (kyoto, Japan) on 6 December 2006 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

Sorry but I had to post this. This was outside a restaurant in Gion, Kyoto City and just begged to be taken. Quite why this should prove alluring to customers is unfathomable but thats what I enjoy most about Japan. The longer I stay the more confusing and mysterious it gets. Its like each day you find another piece of the puzzle but the puzzle keeps growing exponentially. Anyway...'enjoy'.
P.S. takoyaki is fried octopus balls.

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Comments (30)

Daniel from United States

Funny.

6 Dec 2006 12:06am

@Daniel: Cheers Daniel. lovely landscape from you again. You have a fine eye.

Aaron Schmidt from Auckland, New Zealand

Hahah! This is great. Would definitely scare me off from trying to steal the deep-friend octopus balls. Then again, I probably wouldn't have been too eager to take them in the first place.

6 Dec 2006 12:32am

@Aaron Schmidt: haha...theyre a bit chewy Aaron. definetly an acquired taste.

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

not your usual kind of subject duncs! love it mate.

6 Dec 2006 1:27am

@Stu: Cheers stu. WONDERFUL portrait from you today. An absolute stonker. you're making me want to go to bali.

Prashanth from Bengalooru, India

haha!! nice catch

6 Dec 2006 2:19am

@Prashanth: cheers prasanth! If you fancy any takoyaki Ill send some over.

Gnarf from Stockholm, Sweden

Very funny object! Also a good angle of the shot.

6 Dec 2006 4:27am

@Gnarf: Thanks Gnarf. Hope your works going well mate.

MnX from PARIS, France

I want to try the Takoyaki!!!! Did you try it? is it good?
As usual you got the best of the situation with your photo. It's really the good angle. I wonder if you have to think it a lot before doing it or if it's natural.

6 Dec 2006 5:45am

@MnX: Thanks so much MnX. I tend to try and shoot in order to avoid any unneccessary cropping for sure. But I guess thats a universal rule. other than that I dont tend to spend much time mulling it over once I've made up my mind I 'want it'. Maybe I should though.

pond365 from Otsu Shiga, Japan

korewa issen yoshoku no mise desu ne?
"issen yoshoku" means "very cheap western dish".
but i never eat in this resturant, always just passing by.

6 Dec 2006 7:33am

@pond365: Hi Pond365! yeah I figured it's a restaurant most people 'pass by' too.

Fallenargo from North Bay, Canada

Seems to be an awfully powerful dog to do that to the poor boy. Anyway, unique subject!

6 Dec 2006 8:30am

@Fallenargo: Cheers Fallenargo. definetly a pooch not to be messed with.

Dileep from Toronto, Canada

This is Hilarious!! great catch.

6 Dec 2006 9:01am

@Dileep: Thanks dileep. Next time I might venture inside....

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium

ha - Japan (in my limited experience) can be so conservative in some ways and so outrageous in others. This is a great scene - what's with the puppy under the dog ?!

6 Dec 2006 10:22am

@Jason Kravitz: yup. it's truly bipolar. two oppossing extremes. as for those pups...I have no idea!

H.O from Victoria, Canada

Oops ! :-o Great chin chin shot. lol
Nice composition Duncan-san :)

6 Dec 2006 10:29am

@H.O: Thanks H.O. aye, it had to be taken didnt it. ;-)

Shuva from Hyderabad, India

Haa haa haa! He he he!

6 Dec 2006 12:33pm

@Shuva: ;)

Sylvia from Milano, Italy

I too like the angle, and the way he seems about ready to fall out of the frame into my lap...ICKY..but I also like what you wrote about it. Nothing snarky, just an odd and funny illustration of why you like Japan.

6 Dec 2006 2:21pm

@Sylvia: cheers sylvia. aye japans a great place. heartily recommended.

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Great capture of a little Japanese visual humour. Culturally, I think Japanese in general find little boys' chin-chin to be quite cute. That explains it for me. Anyway, I was hoping from the thumbnail that this was a real action shot with real people, but I guess that would be asking a bit much. p.s. I love takoyaki (as I should being married to a lass from Osaka).

6 Dec 2006 2:26pm

@Damon Schreiber: ah cool...I lived there for a year actually (5 years back)...its a nightmare on the wallet that city...so many distractions but a thoroughly entertaining city. Kyoto suits my advancing years much better ;)

Addey from United Kingdom

Ha ha ha! Very funny!

Nice shot, excellent subject!

6 Dec 2006 3:22pm

@Addey: Cheers addey. I tip my hat to the sculptor.

Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia

your right, this shot NEEDED to be taken. hahaha. this one made me laugh, you captured it really well too!

6 Dec 2006 3:51pm

@Chris Sullivan: thanks chris. next time the interior will be explored.

Ayumi K. from Poznan, Poland

funny :D
very smart dog :)

6 Dec 2006 3:54pm

@Ayumi K.: :-) thanks ayumi!

Martin from a small village in Lower Austria, Austria

Very funny!

6 Dec 2006 3:57pm

@Martin: thanks for your visit martin. much appreciated.

Amit from Santa Clara, CA, United States

this is a fun... a funny picture, excellent...

6 Dec 2006 5:45pm

@Amit: thanks amit. much appreciated.

Mommith in Chief from Naperville, United States

Wow, that's slightly odd... Very funny, though!

6 Dec 2006 6:46pm

@Mommith in Chief: odd is the word isnt it. thanks mommoth, take it easy man and looking forward to more from you.

Craiger from Vacaville, United States

Too much! LOL Only in Japan!

6 Dec 2006 7:26pm

@Craiger: Thanks Craiger! its certainly a unique feature.

Kelvin Chan from New York City, United States

Hahaha. very nice. Be careful where it is blown out on the guy's leg. I'm very anal about overexposed areas and I try to process a picture to get as much contrast and details without blowing out or blacking out anything.

6 Dec 2006 7:27pm

@Kelvin Chan: ;) my mind wasnt on the processing here mate, couldnt keep a straight face ;)

Darren from Tokyo, Japan

That's a real funny capture mate. Very Japanese. How were the Takoyaki mate? Good?

6 Dec 2006 7:29pm

@Darren: I have to say I didnt partake of this particular restaurants cuisine...next time...Ill let you know.

Martine Lapointe from Québec, Canada

Really original scene! Nice capture!

6 Dec 2006 7:38pm

@Martine Lapointe: Thanks Martine!

Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan

mmmmm Takoyaki!!! I love them!! This picture is so funny...if I were you I'd go and vandalize the statue a little in a dirty way and then take another picture of it. It's a great picture to show the difference in Japanese culture. fantastic!!!

6 Dec 2006 8:21pm

@Colour blind: hey colourblind. Thanks for dropping by. Cracking posts from you as usual!

Makoto T from Sapporo, Japan

I like this humor.
I saw many times.

6 Dec 2006 8:24pm

@Makoto T: Hey makoto! great landscapes youve been posting!

Ａｙａ from Ｋｙｏｔｏ, Japan

I know this restaurnt, and I've been there few times.The interior design are so funny and so strange, theire are good thing for to kill in time!
Did you eat "Issen-yousyoku"???　"Issen-yousyoku" is such a kind of "Okonomiyaki"

7 Dec 2006 8:33am

@Ａｙａ: Hey Aya, next time in Gion, I'll definetly give it a try!