Calligraphy town

19th February 2012

Outside some restaurants in Japan you will find paper and a pen. If you arrive at one such restaurant and there's a queue outside, add your name and the number in your party to the list.

But if you're in front of an old sushi shop in Kyoto called Izuju, this is the paper and pen left for you:

There's also an ink stick in case the ink runs out and you have to grind some more.