The Unexpected

 

Spider-Man: "Do you fancy some beer, yo?"

[English below 日本語は下記]

La foto que traigo hoy la tomé en un puesto de bebidas durante un festival que se celebra anualmente en el santuario de Nezu, en Tokio. Reconozco que simplemente me hizo gracia que hubiesen puesto un muñeco de Spiderman ahí, y por eso le saqué una foto. Sin embargo, creo que esta imagen resume muy bien un aspecto que yo encuentro muy particular de Japón: Encontrar lo inesperado en los lugares más azarosos. Habrá más fotos de este estilo, no lo dudéis.

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今日は東京の根津神社のお祭りの時の写真です。意外に、屋台でこのちびスパイーダーマンを見つけて、面白いなと思ってつい写真を撮ってしまいました。なんか、日本でこういう思いがけない発見がいっぱいあったので、沢山のちょっぴり変わった写真があります。こういうのが好きですからね。

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I took today's picture at one of the stalls that are set up during the Nezu Shrine festival, in Tokio. I must admit I just found it funny that they had placed a tiny Spider-Man there, and I simply could not resist taking a photo of it. However, I think this picture is a very good example of something I find really particular to Japan: The finding of unexpected things at the most random places you can imagine. There will be more photos of the unexpected, rest assured.

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