#401: Japan-bound, My Road Kit & 30 Years of Mutts

+ Morris as a puppy & The Chess Pigeon of Washington Square Park

Welcome to Issue #401 of New York Cartoons!

I’m packing my road kit for a month-long trip to Japan for my 40th birthday. I’ve never been, but have wanted to go forever. I studied Japanese in High school; learned to read it, speak it, write it… then never got to use it!

I had a trip planned to Tokyo in 2020 but had to cancel and just never got around to re…