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Dec 19 2016 10 Comments

A Kabukicho kiss

A little romance, of sorts, on the streets of Kabukicho, Tokyo’s largest red light district.

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  1. Denton says

    12/19/2016 at 1:29 pm

    I’d like to know what the story is there. Gotta love that he’s still holding his beer! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      12/19/2016 at 3:25 pm

      Them being very, very drunk was the biggest part of it I think. This was early afternoon, so I suspect they’d been out all night. And yet as you say, he’s still not giving up that beer!

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  2. Al says

    12/20/2016 at 7:39 am

    Ha, true love found by the garbage cans! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      12/20/2016 at 9:35 am

      You never know. At least it’d be an interesting tale to tell in years to come. Provided of course they can remember it!

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  3. john says

    12/20/2016 at 8:12 am

    Very ‘Meatloaf’, though I was reminded..
    ‘and still my heart has wings
    these foolish things….’

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    • Lee says

      12/20/2016 at 9:39 am

      Very apt.

      Despite the setting and their very very drunk state, there was a certain sweetness about it. Especially so with all the paid for intimacy surrounding them.

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  4. Squidpuppy says

    12/21/2016 at 3:11 pm

    “Why do I hang out with this guy? He always gets the girl. I’m the one with the leather bomber jacket and cool boots.” Or, “Oh man, am I gonna have to pull this goofball’s butt out of a mess again? Sheesh.” Or, “I could fall asleep right here. Yeah, this is nice. If I don’t hurl…”

    Ah, “seishun” – youth. Boy am I glad I’m done with all that, but this shot sure captures a whole bunch of it. LOL Nice.

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    • Lee says

      12/21/2016 at 5:26 pm

      I do hope that’s not what the bomber jacket bloke was thinking, but I fear you may be very near the mark…

      Cheers. Likewise, although I do miss the ability to be able to bounce back from such big nights out. Now even the thought of such a massive binge makes me feel a bit queasy.

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  5. cdilla says

    12/22/2016 at 11:35 pm

    A wonderful “story” photograph. The guy without the female face attachment looks rather well appointed with new looking jacket, jeans and shoes. Maybe they work at one of those escourt bars and are trying to shake off one last customer.
    In my youth the wingman’s job was done when the pairing was made.

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    • Lee says

      12/23/2016 at 10:05 am

      Thank you.

      Yeah, there’s a story there, although I’m not quite sure what it is. My hunch is they aren’t hosts. They tend to have a very different style. But that’s only a guess.

      But either way, as you say, the fella on the right is now surplus to requirements. Perhaps that’s why he’d given up the fight to stay awake. Job done.

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