Construction barriers are 'cute' in Japan

Who said Construction Barriers can't be cute?! They don't need to be boring concrete designs.  See the Japanese designs found on the streets of Sapporo:

Other observations in Japan (with full photos attached):

Stephen loving Yobodashi Umeda electronics store in downtown Osaka... with 8 aisles of camera bags to choose from...and 7 other floors of stuff including toys for kids
Uniqlo is very empty in Osaka (maybe too many locations)
Tons of street performers
Great food in department store basements
Tons of gaming parlours for teens, kids and adults
Hello Kitty is the national hero
Penguins are really cute in person... Osaka Aquarium was fun but 4 levels of Pacific Ocean is a bit overkill

http://picasaweb.google.com/irene.stephen.yang/JapanHolidays2010#

We're off to historic Kyoto tomorrow then Tokyo!