We had to go to city hall to apply for our Alien Registration Cards, commonly called “gaijin cards” by foreigners in Japan. Gaijin is the abbreviated, casual version of gaikokujin, the word for foreigner in Japanese. Before filling out the application, we needed some passport photos. We went to a local photography studio and were greeted by SEVEN Dachshunds! Three were in a pen, and four were laying in cardboard boxes along the wall. They ran up to us, barking like crazy when we came in, and they didn’t stop until we started ignoring them. It was one of those bizarre Japanese experiences that eventually become normal.
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