Japan #1 - For the love of dogs!

I have just spent 10 days in Japan on a bus tour, and it was amazing.  What a great holiday!  The people on my bus were all really nice, and we had a fabulous tour guide, Naomi, that we all loved.

I've been putting off writing the blog because it is going to be hard!  I bought a new camera just before I left, and I have about 500 photos to choose from.  So over the next week I will do lots of little instalments.  Starting with the funniest one...

I think Japanese people love spoiling their small dogs even more than they do here in Hong Kong!  I found this massive pet stall on my first shopping trip, and I was in there for ages because I couldn't believe all the stuff that was in there.

At first glance I thought they were selling baby clothes in the pet store.  But no, they are dog clothes!  There were about 5 double-sided rows of outfits in all styles and colours. 

The dog cafe in the centre of the stall.  It looked delicious, but unfortunately there was no people food.  Yep, all for dogs.

A whole section of undies and socks.  I'm not joking.

And the supermarket section!  Rows and rows of gourmet pet food!  When I looked at this photo I spotted pizza on the end of the aisle.  Huh!

I zoomed in on this poor dog from quite far away so its owners wouldn't know I was laughing at them.  It was a lovely looking corgi being wheeled around the mall in a dog stroller, closed in with netting at the front so it couldn't jump out.

I'm still gobsmacked at the stroller in the mall.