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Jan 16 2012 12 Comments

Tokyo lion bus, quite literally

Tokyo’s public transportation system really is a thing of wonder, but personally, traveling by bus has never been a pleasant experience; traffic in the city can be pretty awful, plus I’m never completely sure if I’ve boarded the right vehicle or not. This latter problem in particular makes every journey feel like a magical mystery tour of sorts, which in some cases can be quite fun, but not when a specific destination, at a specified time, is the target.

Yet that said, if every journey involved views of lovingly recreated Kenyan mosques and really up close lions like this one, then I’d be inclined to get the bus a bit more often.

Tokyo lion bus

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  1. Don says

    1/16/2012 at 10:03 am

    That’s reeaalllly close! =D

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    • Lee says

      1/16/2012 at 3:43 pm

      Yes, thank god for reinforced glass! All joking aside, it was incredible to be so close to such an incredible beast. Beautiful and terrifying at the same time.

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  2. El-Branden Brazil says

    1/16/2012 at 4:42 pm

    That photo would have been better if you had rolled down the window.

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    • mark says

      1/17/2012 at 5:39 am

      and you kiss the lion

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  3. El-Branden Brazil says

    1/16/2012 at 6:09 pm

    I’m joking, by the way.

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    • Lee says

      1/16/2012 at 6:20 pm

      I thought you were. Or at least I hoped you were!

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  4. winnie says

    1/16/2012 at 9:15 pm

    This is so cool!! I also want to be so close too!
    It’s can see you but cannot touch you. 🙂
    Beautiful shot!!

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    • Lee says

      1/16/2012 at 10:48 pm

      Thanks! It was incredible being so close. Very exciting to say the least.

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  5. Andy says

    1/16/2012 at 10:34 pm

    That bus company must be doing a roaring trade. Did you take the mane route?

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    • Lee says

      1/16/2012 at 10:45 pm

      Nah, I had far too much pride for that.

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      • Andy says

        1/16/2012 at 10:52 pm

        What? Yer must be lion!

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        • Lee says

          1/16/2012 at 10:55 pm

          Yeah, but I didn’t think you’d bite!

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