Off of the busy main street on which I live run countless smaller streets. Because this is Japan, that means much smaller. Like, I’m always surprised when I actually see cars on them. But that’s not a super-frequent occurrence, so if you’re heading up or down Horikawa on foot or bicycle, stopping at traffic lights is sort of optional. I’ll guesstimate that more than half of everyone around here just ignores them. Read the rest of this entry »