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Food and Drink

Dec 04 2020 7 Comments

An old-style Tokyo drinker in an old-style outdoor setting

The masks are a bit of a giveaway of course, but those aside, the scene, and indeed the people seen in it, are surprisingly timeless.

an old-style Tokyo drinker

Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

Dec 02 2020 16 Comments

An old Tokyo restaurant then and now

One day, this colourful, 45 years in business little restaurant was on the corner as usual.

the sad demolition of an old Tokyo restaurant

Then come sunrise on another day, it simply wasn’t.

the sad demolition of an old Tokyo restaurant

Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

Nov 30 2020 5 Comments

A not to be messed with Tokyo mama-san

Tokyo’s many mama-sans are almost always kind, welcoming and fun to be around, but running a bar on your own requires a tough nature in addition to such charm, and a little bit of that steeliness was definitely on display here.

a tough tokyo mama-san

Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

Nov 27 2020 6 Comments

Tokyo drunk and indifference

Total oblivion and the completely oblivious.

tokyo drunk and indifference

Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

Nov 25 2020 10 Comments

A Tokyo dog that’s a best friend and a drinking buddy

Sometimes, some scenes seem to exist for the sole purpose of simply making people smile.

a tokyo dog and its owner wearing sunglasses

Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

Nov 23 2020 20 Comments

A Japanese septuagenarian in his half-century-old restaurant

The warmth and laid back nature of this septuagenarian restaurant owner resulted in the sort of welcome one always hopes for. That lovely, and in this case immediate feeling of being completely at home in a place you have never even seen before, let alone set foot in.

a Japanese septuagenarian in his half-century-old restaurant

As the second generation chef in his family to run the business, it’s clearly something he grew up with, but still, such natural charm and good-naturedness can’t be taught. Of course cooking can be, and unsurprisingly, his skills in that department were comparable to his kindness.

But all that will end in 2 years time, as the restaurant, along with other buildings on the same side street, are set for demolition. So after what will be 58 years in operation, his little eatery will close for the very last time, and master-san himself will be forced into retirement at the grand old age of 78.

A Japanese septuagenarian in his half-century-old restaurant

Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

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