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Jan 05 2012 16 Comments

Airing Tokyo’s (not so) dirty laundry

Tokyo isn’t exactly blessed with space. Or at least space that’s usable anyway. An issue that’s especially the case when it comes to accommodation, meaning compromises and workarounds are common — even for basic duties like doing the laundry. A task that can sometimes require coat hangers, a quiet side street and a suitably equipped window.

Japanese laundry

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  1. Teabie says

    1/5/2012 at 8:38 am

    One could mistake that for a marketing move by a clothes shop!

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    • Lee says

      1/5/2012 at 10:58 pm

      Possibly, although perhaps not a very popular one!

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  2. winnie says

    1/5/2012 at 9:58 am

    They made good used of limited space. 🙂
    Sometimes, it made me wonder will their clothes be dries when so many are hanged so closely together. And even the clothes are outside for days rain or shine.

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    • Lee says

      1/5/2012 at 11:04 pm

      They did. The best of a bad (or at least inconvenient) situation.

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  3. Rod Hull and Emu says

    1/5/2012 at 12:56 pm

    Very eloquent – and very Tokyo.

    Fine photo, Lee.

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    • Lee says

      1/5/2012 at 11:04 pm

      Thanks.

      To both of you!

      Reply
  4. WildwestGoh says

    1/5/2012 at 6:11 pm

    Wonder if they ever got stolen, someone might just walk pass and grab it.

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    • Lee says

      1/5/2012 at 11:05 pm

      If it was underwear, quite possibly. As it is, probably not!

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      • Jeffrey says

        1/7/2012 at 12:04 am

        Just to assure you readers outside Japan, Lee is not copping to a “hobby.”

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        • Lee says

          1/7/2012 at 4:51 pm

          Haha!

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  5. Jeffrey says

    1/6/2012 at 2:50 am

    We got so tired of our line-dried clothing being stiff as a board and smelling like air pollution that we bit the bullet and bought a crappy Japanese dryer.

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    • Lee says

      1/6/2012 at 10:29 am

      I remember the one we used to own had an amazing ability to heat the room to sauna-like temperatures, and yet leave the clothes it was supposed to be drying forever damp…

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  6. Shizuo says

    1/6/2012 at 8:51 pm

    In my country hanging clothes outside the home are common >.<

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    • Lee says

      1/8/2012 at 11:23 pm

      It is in my country too, although usually a little more conventionally!

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  7. RyuOni says

    1/8/2012 at 7:24 pm

    That’s so strange! I saw a similar thing near where I live- but I live out near the countryside, so it completely baffled me!
    I took a couple of pictures, too- but I’m not sure if I can link them on here without it being picked up as spam?

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    • Lee says

      1/8/2012 at 11:26 pm

      Maybe it’s the latest craze for drying clothes…

      Yeah, the links would probably be labelled as spam I’m afraid.

      Reply

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