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May 04 2015 12 Comments

Deer head in a dingy Tokyo apartment building

The ten or so rooms in this Tokyo apartment building are small, old and basic. So basic in fact that a room is all you get, along with a communal toilet and sink, meaning daily ablutions require a trip to the local bathhouse or public shower.

But being a bit on the dingy side doesn’t mean the building can’t be unusually decorated. Or indeed be devoid of a talking point other than the toilet predicament.

deer head in a Tokyo apartment building

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  1. john says

    5/4/2015 at 9:33 pm

    Perhaps soon a literal talking point if they robotise deer receptionists besides kimono clad mannequins, but perhaps not yet in that building!

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    • Lee says

      5/4/2015 at 10:28 pm

      Nah, not just yet. Eliminating morning queues for a poo are presumably much more of a priority!

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  2. Al says

    5/4/2015 at 10:06 pm

    Is it the guard of THE toilet?!

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    • Lee says

      5/4/2015 at 10:31 pm

      No, opposite end of the corridor. So what’s down those dark stars is anybodies guess…

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  3. Squidpuppy says

    5/5/2015 at 3:50 am

    It’s like the beginning of a video game, or a nightmare. Queue creepy soundtrack. He wants you to go down the stairs…

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    • Lee says

      5/5/2015 at 10:33 am

      Definitely. Tis a bit on the odd side, isn’t it? Looked in as I was walking past, and seeing the deer head peering out from the end of the corridor was quite an unexpected sight. And needless to say I did not venture down the stairs…

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  4. Coli says

    5/5/2015 at 7:08 am

    Murakami Haruki all over the place :). If this was a sheep it would be perfect. What were the rates like there?

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    • Lee says

      5/5/2015 at 10:36 am

      Hadn’t even though of that, but yes, it is, isn’t it? And a sheep’s head really would have been something else!

      No idea. Didn’t see any prices I’m afraid, but going off others I’ve seen, I’d guess somewhere around the 25,000-30,000 yen mark. Maybe a tad higher.

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      • john says

        5/5/2015 at 7:27 pm

        and here was me thinking that you stayed there and payed up. :O)

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        • Lee says

          5/5/2015 at 10:44 pm

          No, happy to say I’m doing a little bit better. There again, my building doesn’t have a deer head. So maybe I’m not!

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  5. Coli says

    5/5/2015 at 8:06 pm

    Lee how’d you come by this place? Very fascinating

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    • Lee says

      5/5/2015 at 10:47 pm

      Unusual, isn’t it? Was just out on a walk, glanced through the open entrance, and saw the deer head peering out. The last thing I expected to see to be honest.

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