Faded farmer glamour.

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Buildings age better than wine.

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An old, partially dilapidated #shotengai near Tennoji.

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Kirigaoka Central Shopping Street

This shopping street, up and running since the early 1950s, is like a Shōwa-era time capsule. It is located west of JR Akabane Station in Tokyo’s Kita Ward, inside an old Danchi (housing complex) operated by the Tokyo metropolitan government. Just a few of the shops still open regularly, and soon it might disappear for good.

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Paper Lanterns
Asakusa, Tokyo Japan
Canon EOS REbel • May 2006

Paper lanterns glow in the evening, at the entrance to a classic shopping street (shotengai) in Asakusa.

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The dulled lustre of gold
Asakusa, Tokyo Japan
Canon EOS REbel • May 2006

The faded signage glowing during the evening in a covered street/shopping mall (Shotengai) next to the Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo.

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“Stalking Light in Jūjō”

Five years ago in January, I encountered this fine afternoon light while walking around in the Jūjō area of Tokyo’s Kita Ward. Jūjō is a working class district, located about 10 minutes north of Ikebukuro by train. Photos shown in chronological order of taking.

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Kirigaoka Central Shopping Street (Part 2)

Second and final part of photos from this retro Shōwa-era shopping street, located west of JR Akabane Station in Tokyo’s Kita Ward inside an old Danchi (housing complex) operated by the Tokyo metropolitan government. Just a few of the shops still open regularly, but it is a unique and interesting area to explore and take pictures.

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Kirigaoka Central Shopping Street (Part 1)

This shopping street, up and running since the early 1950s, is like a Shōwa-era time capsule. It is located west of JR Akabane Station in Tokyo’s Kita Ward, inside an old Danchi (housing complex) operated by the Tokyo metropolitan government. Just a few of the shops still open regularly, but it is a fascinating area to walk around and take pictures.

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Leading to Shimizu Inari, the shrine from my previous post, is Inari Dōri Shopping Street (イナリ通り商店街), an old-style neighborhood lane in the Miyamoto-chō area of Itabashi. Sadly, each time I go there, it seems that one more shop has closed down (or been replaced by a generic residential building) - but a little bit of the vintage atmosphere still remains.

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