• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Tokyo Times

Photographs from a small group of islands

  • Photowalks
  • Book and Prints
  • Portfolio
  • About/Contact
  • Support
  • Follow
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • RSS

Dec 18 2019 12 Comments

A wonderfully old Tokyo tofu shop and its owner

This wonderfully old tofu shop has appeared on these pages before. On my Instagram account several times as well. But when a store front looks as fantastic as this one does, then resisting further photographs is utterly futile.

an old and interesting Tokyo tofu shop

And if that wasn’t enough, a peek inside proves that both the owner, and interior, are equally intriguing.

an old Tokyo tofu shop and its owner

Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Coli says

    12/18/2019 at 10:29 am

    Wow! Something is mesmerizing about this buildings front. The fact that it seems to be leaning in two separate directions? Or the old fading wood? Wonderful:)

    Reply
    • Lee says

      12/18/2019 at 5:37 pm

      Yeah, it really is a wonderful sight. The sign, the leaning, the colours. Everything really. Always a treat to walk past it.

      Reply
  2. YTSL says

    12/18/2019 at 2:04 pm

    Are the leaning/crooked bits due simply to age or because it’s survived an earthquake or more? :O

    Reply
    • Lee says

      12/18/2019 at 5:42 pm

      No idea to be honest. Age is obviously a major factor, but earthquakes could well be a contributing element.

      Reply
  3. DavidT says

    12/18/2019 at 2:22 pm

    Awesome shots of a very cool store! 🙂

    Reply
    • Lee says

      12/18/2019 at 5:43 pm

      Thank you. With a building as interesting as this, it’s hard to go wrong to be honest.

      Reply
  4. C Fisher says

    12/18/2019 at 7:54 pm

    I’m so glad I found your blog again! I started reading it years ago but somehow lost touch with it along the way. I never forgot about the scarecrows though lol!

    Reply
    • Lee says

      12/18/2019 at 9:01 pm

      Thanks, that’s good to hear. Well, finding this again that is, not the scarecrows!

      Reply
  5. Alex says

    12/19/2019 at 9:25 am

    Photographs such as this make me want to visit Japan even more!

    Reply
    • Lee says

      12/19/2019 at 8:23 pm

      I can completely understand that. Places like this are what encourage me to get out and about every time I can.

      Reply
  6. cdilla says

    12/20/2019 at 8:18 pm

    It is so cool to see your photographs of these old establishments – and with such great resolution. That is an amazing shop, and area. Having a gmap enabled scoot up and down that street there are so many interesting buildings. A five story one with an approx 2x10m footprint caught my eye. And all the while the skytree is visible when you look down the street. Bookmarked for a future explore 🙂

    Reply
    • Lee says

      12/21/2019 at 5:14 pm

      Very good to hear.

      This shop is very special. One I never tire of seeing, or photographing. And yeah, it’s an interesting area. Definitely worth exploring.

      Reply

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Footer

Copyright © 2025 · Tokyo Times